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About Karsa Village

Karsa is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 694 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karsa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 490021
Area (hectares) 369.27 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 694
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karsa compares

By the 2011 count Karsa is the 74th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 369.27 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Karsa

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

Karsa lies about 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Devbaloda Charoda, about 8.2 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 Karsa
Nearest railway station Devbaloda Charoda 8.2 km
Nearest town Bhilai 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 14 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Karsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karsa village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 74th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Karsa village has 694 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karsa has about 950 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Karsa is 490021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karsa covers 369.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karsa falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karsa is Devbaloda Charoda, about 8.2 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 Karsa.

Karsa is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karsa is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Devbaloda Charoda is about 8.2 km away. Bhilai is about 8.5 km away. Patan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghughwa (under 2 km), Bendri (under 2 km) and Auri (1.6 km).

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

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