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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 563 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, 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 Pathariya
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 428.25 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 563
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 55th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 428.25 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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 47 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 35 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
Nearest town Mungeli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 35 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 47 km

Villages closest to Karhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathariya 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 1,135. That makes it the 55th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Karhi village has 563 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Karhi is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi covers 428.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhi falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi is Bhatapara, about 35 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 47 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 Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 11 km away. Pathariya is about 14 km away. Bhatapara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirna (4.5 km), Hardi (5.6 km) and Kanharpur (5.8 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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