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About Karka Bhat Village

Karka Bhat is a small village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 219 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karka Bhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karka Bhat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 400.65 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 219
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karka Bhat compares

By the 2011 count Karka Bhat is the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 400.65 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Karka Bhat

Karka Bhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karka Bhat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karka Bhat from other places

Karka Bhat lies about 56 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 14 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 Karka Bhat
Tehsil headquarters Balod 14 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 14 km
District headquarters Durg 56 km

Villages closest to Karka Bhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balod 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 Karka Bhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Karka Bhat village had a population of 431. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Karka Bhat village has 219 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karka Bhat has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Karka Bhat is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karka Bhat covers 400.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karka Bhat falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karka Bhat is Latabor, about 14 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 village for Karka Bhat.

Karka Bhat is about 56 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karka Bhat is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 14 km away. Latabor is about 14 km away. Durg is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannewada (2.4 km), Karahibhadar (2.8 km) and Mujgahan (2.8 km).

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

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