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About Khapurikhanda Village

Khapurikhanda is a small village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 240 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapurikhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapurikhanda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 240
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapurikhanda compares

By the 2011 count Khapurikhanda is the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Khapurikhanda

Khapurikhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khapurikhanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khapurikhanda from other places

Khapurikhanda lies about 49 km from Sundargarh. 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 Khapurikhanda
Nearest town Belpahar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 34 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 49 km

Villages closest to Khapurikhanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhasma 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 Khapurikhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapurikhanda village had a population of 447. That makes it the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Khapurikhanda village has 240 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapurikhanda has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Khapurikhanda is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapurikhanda covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khapurikhanda falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Khapurikhanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khapurikhanda.

Khapurikhanda is about 49 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapurikhanda is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Belpahar is about 12 km away. Bhasma is about 34 km away. Sundargarh is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badabahal (5.5 km), Lakrakani (15 km) and Kadalimunda (25 km).

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

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