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About Kareli Village

Kareli is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 605 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 705.06 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 605
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareli compares

By the 2011 count Kareli is the 59th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 705.06 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kareli

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

Kareli lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 23 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 Kareli
Tehsil headquarters Berla 8.2 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 23 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Kareli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareli village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 59th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kareli village has 605 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareli has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kareli is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareli covers 705.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kareli falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kareli is Kumhari, about 23 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 Kareli.

Kareli is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareli is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 8.2 km away. Ahīwāra is about 12 km away. Kumhari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilai (under 2 km), Chandi (1.6 km) and Sonkra (2.3 km).

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

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