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About Karahi Village

Karahi is a small village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 237 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 136.71 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 237
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the 77th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 136.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Karahi

Karahi 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 Karahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahi from other places

Karahi lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 3.1 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 Karahi
Nearest railway station Dagori 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 8.2 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 22 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 22 km

Villages closest to Karahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 482. That makes it the 77th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Karahi village has 237 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Karahi is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahi covers 136.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahi falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Dagori, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karahi.

Karahi is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 3.1 km away. Bilha is about 8.2 km away. Bilaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murkuta (under 2 km), Silyari (under 2 km) and Sonpuri (under 2 km).

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

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