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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 379 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 496220
Area (hectares) 354.86 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 379
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhi compares

By the 2011 count Karhi is the 94th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 354.86 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Karhi

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

Karhi lies about 45 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 39 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 Karhi
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 39 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Karhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhi village had a population of 768. That makes it the 94th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Karhi village has 379 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Karhi is 496220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi covers 354.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhi falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi is Kalmitar, about 39 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 Karhi.

Karhi is about 45 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhi is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 3.6 km away. Kalmitar is about 39 km away. Bilaspur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharra Kunda (under 2 km), Deori (under 2 km) and Limha (1.8 km).

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

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