Kharsia | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Chhattisgarh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Kharsia, Chhattisgarh |
Coordinates: | 21.97°N 83.12°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Raigarh |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 245 |
Population Total: | 18020 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi, Marwari |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | CG 13 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2:1 ♂/♀ |
Kharsia in Chhattisgarh State, India
Kharsia is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 245m (804feet).
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.
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.
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.
It is the politics hub of chhatishgarh where