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About Kharjura Village

Kharjura is a small village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 210 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharjura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharjura village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766031
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 210
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharjura compares

By the 2011 count Kharjura is the 96th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kharjura

Kharjura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kharjura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharjura from other places

Kharjura lies about 20 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kharjura
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur Rampur 20 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 20 km
Nearest town Khordha 54 km

Villages closest to Kharjura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur Rampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kharjura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharjura village had a population of 445. That makes it the 96th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Kharjura village has 210 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharjura has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kharjura is 766031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharjura covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharjura falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kharjura is Nuagaon, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharjura.

Kharjura is about 20 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharjura is in Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 17 km away. Madanpur Rampur is about 20 km away. Kalahandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghodapokhari (5.9 km), Pokhari (5.9 km) and Harischandrapur (6.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kharjura today is likely to be higher.

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