Kharsia

Kharsia
Kharsia
Town
	Kharsia Kharsia, Chhattisgarh Kharsia Kharsia (India)
	Coordinates: 21°58′N 83°07′E / 21.97°N 83.12°ECoordinates: 21°58′N 83°07′E / 21.97°N 83.12°E
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	18,020
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi, Marwari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	CG 13
Sex ratio	2:1 ♂/♀

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Kharsia in Chhattisgarh State, India

Geography[edit]

Kharsia is located at 21°58′N 83°07′E / 21.97°N 83.12°E / 21.97; 83.12.^[1] It has an average elevation of 245 m (804 ft).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Kharsia had a population of 17,387. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kharsia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 64.84%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 63%. In Kharsia, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy[edit]

Kharsia has witnessed major changes in its economic activities in last decade. It has very elaborate type of economy ranging from agriculture activities to ispat and power industries. Power plants have been installed around the city which are driving the financial system of the town and villages.

Transport[edit]

Kharsia is a station on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. It is also connected to major cities like Bilaspur, Raipur, Raigarh, Jharsuguda, Ambikapur through state and national highways.

Notable people[edit]

Late Lakhiram Agrawal, Former Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh BJP President and ex-Rajya Sabha MP
Late Nand Kumar Patel, President Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committees, First Home minister of Chhattisgar

References[edit]

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharsia
↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kharsia

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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