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About Karichhapar Village

Karichhapar is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 365 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karichhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karichhapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 209.37 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 365
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karichhapar compares

By the 2011 count Karichhapar is the 134th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 209.37 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 990.

Getting to Karichhapar

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

How far is Karichhapar from other places

Karichhapar lies about 24 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 18 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 Karichhapar
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 18 km
Nearest town Akaltara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Karichhapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karichhapar village had a population of 705. That makes it the 134th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Karichhapar village has 365 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karichhapar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karichhapar is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karichhapar covers 209.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karichhapar falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karichhapar is Jairamnagar, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Karichhapar.

Karichhapar is about 24 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karichhapar is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Jairamnagar is about 18 km away. Akaltara is about 20 km away. Masturi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaimadih (2.0 km), Juhli (2.0 km) and Bharuwadih (2.6 km).

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

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