Kharsia

Kharsia
Krishna bansal ki Nagari
town
Kharsia
Kharsia

Location in Chhattisgarh, India

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

Kharsia is a town and a nagar palika in Raigarh district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Kharsia is called "MATA DEVI NEETU KI BASTI" and it is also called as the "KRISHNA BANSAL KI NAGARI" due to presence of ritual views and along with there are spiritual practice of mahamritunjay mantra in the town side where the Brahmin's of the kharsia have StayaNarayan pooja in there home. There is religious practice happening every day in this town.

Geography

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 metres (803 feet). But right now this small city has been facing pollution problem since last 3–4 years and nobody seems to have found any resolution to it.

Demographics

As of 2001 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

Kharsia is called "KUBER KI BASTI".

Transport

Kharsia is a station on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line.

Notable people

Notable institutions

References

It is the politics hub of chhatishgarh where


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