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Revenue village·Berla tehsil·Bemetara

Kharra

Berla mandal
Pincode 491332
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kharra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Kharra

  • Mandir · 2.1 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HRIDAY RAM SAHU
Contact: 62****3975
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LGD code
442334
Pincode
491332
Post office
Berla
Population
2,305
Households
469
Literacy rate
66.2%
Sex ratio
1045 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,176
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Raipur
21 km
Distance to Hyderabad
545 km
Nearest railway station
Naya Raipur · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Uparwara · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharra compares

By population, Kharra ranks #14 of 97 villages in Berla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.2%
+8.1% vs mandal average
Kharra
66.2%
Berla mandal
58.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,045
+32 vs mandal average
Kharra
1,045
Berla mandal
1,013
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kharra
4.9
Berla mandal
5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kharra at a glance

Kharra is a village of 2,305 people in 469 households (Census 2011) in Berla tehsil, Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh, the 14th-largest of 97 villages in Berla tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,045 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Bemetara district centre, 7 km from Naya Raipur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 491332, served by Berla post office; the LGD village code is 442334. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Uparwara, 6 km away. The sarpanch is HRIDAY RAM SAHU, and the village votes in Arang assembly constituency, represented by MLA Guru Khushwant Saheb. The population is estimated at 2,718 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kharra

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharra · this village2,30566%
Kuhera · Mandir Hasoud1,26561%0 km N
Ghuthera · Mungeli63247%0 km N
Bahera · Berla2,75456%0 km N
Khedha · Mungeli1,38350%0 km N
Budera · Berla91259%0 km N
Thenga · Mungeli14538%2.9 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BERLA
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHARRA
Total area (ha)
780.85
Irrigated area (ha)
91.79
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kharra

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kharra

LGD code
442334
Pincode
491332
Post office
Berla
Population (Census 2011)
2,305
Population (projected 2026)
2,718
Households
469
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1045
Literacy rate
66.2%
Coordinates
21.15496°N, 81.80877°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Raipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arang
Member of Parliament
Brijmohan Agrawal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Guru Khushwant Saheb
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HRIDAY RAM SAHU
Block / Mandal
Berla
Getting there

How to reach Kharra

Mandal centre
Berla · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bemetara · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur21 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad545 km
  • Kolkata695 km
  • Chennai912 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNaya Raipur7 km
  • Bus stopbus stop20 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Uparwara6 km
  • ATM / bankpnb12 km
  • Petrol pumpJet Fuel Supplier Reliance Industries Limited8 km
  • CollegeRaipur institute of technology8 km
  • Police stationTikrapara Police station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kharra

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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