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About Karwa Village

Karwa is a large village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,423, made up of 1,247 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 1126.02 hectares
Population 2,423
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karwa compares

By the 2011 count Karwa is the 11th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1126.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karwa

Karwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karwa 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karwa from other places

Karwa lies about 50 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tenganmada, about under 2 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 Karwa
Nearest railway station Tenganmada under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 23 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 30 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Karwa

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 Karwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwa village had a population of 2,423. That makes it the 11th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Karwa village has 1,247 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karwa is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwa covers 1126.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwa falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karwa is Tenganmada, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Karwa is about 50 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwa is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Tenganmada is about under 2 km away. Kota is about 23 km away. Ratanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenganmuda (under 2 km), Pahad Bachhali (1.9 km) and Kurwar (1.9 km).

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

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