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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 269 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 934 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 934 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 269
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhi compares

By the 2011 count Karhi is the 89th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 934 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

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 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 Karhi from other places

Karhi lies about 84 km from Dhamtari. 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 Nagri 26 km
Nearest town Umarkot 54 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 84 km

Villages closest to Karhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 575. That makes it the 89th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Karhi village has 269 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Karhi is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi covers 934 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karhi falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Karhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karhi.

Karhi is about 84 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhi is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 26 km away. Umarkot is about 54 km away. Dhamtari is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Risgaon (2.8 km), Amabahar (3.3 km) and Joratarai (3.9 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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