# Kharra Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Kharra

Kharra is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494336**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 145 households**, the 131st largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 671people (2011)
- 145households
- 74.4%literacy
- 494336PIN code

## Kharra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharra is 494336.** Kharra falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494336
- Gram panchayatHirri
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442464

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kharra from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kharra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hirri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kharra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 57% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kharra

Of every 100 households in Kharra in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharra · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****88%**

**55%

Television ****46%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kharra?

■ Kharra · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**943

Working population ****55.0%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (19%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhamdha

- Nandeli690 people
- Dhaur688 people
- Bhilauri682 people
- Nawagaon678 people
- Rauta666 people
- Gadaghat641 people
- Surjidih636 people
- Gorpa633 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharra?494336
- How far is Kharra from Durg?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kharra?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharra in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharra?74.4% (Census 2011)