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About Karpiha Village

Karpiha is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 338 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karpiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpiha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495113
Area (hectares) 199.17 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 338
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karpiha compares

By the 2011 count Karpiha is the 108th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 199.17 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karpiha

Karpiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karpiha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Karpiha from other places

Karpiha lies about 36 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 12 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 Karpiha
Tehsil headquarters Kota 12 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 12 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Karpiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kota 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 Karpiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpiha village had a population of 660. That makes it the 108th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Karpiha village has 338 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpiha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karpiha is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karpiha covers 199.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karpiha falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karpiha is Kargi Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Karpiha.

Karpiha is about 36 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpiha is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kota is about 12 km away. Kargi Road is about 12 km away. Ratanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dindol (3.1 km), Nagchuwa (3.2 km) and Karka (3.3 km).

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

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