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About Karankapa Village

Karankapa is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,884, made up of 936 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karankapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karankapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 332.58 hectares
Population 1,884
Male Population 936
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karankapa compares

By the 2011 count Karankapa is the 21st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 332.58 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karankapa

Karankapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karankapa 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 Karankapa from other places

Karankapa lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 40 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 Karankapa
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 8.9 km
Nearest town Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 40 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 55 km

Villages closest to Karankapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karankapa village had a population of 1,884. That makes it the 21st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Karankapa village has 936 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karankapa has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karankapa is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karankapa covers 332.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karankapa falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karankapa is Kargi Road, about 40 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 Karankapa.

Karankapa is about 55 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karankapa is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 8.9 km away. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Kargi Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadapara (under 2 km), Kalmidih (under 2 km) and Ratiapara (1.5 km).

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

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