Skip to main content

About Karkaguda Village

Karkaguda is a small village in Lohandiguda tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 133 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkaguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Lohandiguda
Pincode 494010
Area (hectares) 114.28 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 133
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkaguda compares

By the 2011 count Karkaguda is the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 114.28 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Karkaguda

Karkaguda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkaguda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkaguda from other places

Karkaguda lies about 29 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Silak Jhori, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karkaguda
Tehsil headquarters Lohandiguda 11 km
Nearest railway station Silak Jhori 19 km
District headquarters Bastar 29 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 39 km

Villages closest to Karkaguda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohandiguda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karkaguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkaguda village had a population of 292. That makes it the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Karkaguda village has 133 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkaguda has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Karkaguda is 494010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkaguda covers 114.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkaguda falls under Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karkaguda is Silak Jhori, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karkaguda.

Karkaguda is about 29 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkaguda is in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district. Lohandiguda is about 11 km away. Silak Jhori is about 19 km away. Bastar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mardum (3.1 km), Parapur (4.6 km) and Irikpal (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karkaguda today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.