About Karhidih Village

Karhidih is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 497 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhidih village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495559
Area (hectares)	402.51 hectares
Population	961
Male Population	497
Female Population	464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhidih compares

By the 2011 count Karhidih is the 52nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 402.51 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Karhidih

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

Karhidih lies about 18 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 8.6 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 Karhidih
Nearest railway station	Kapan	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akaltara	9.1 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	18 km

Villages closest to Karhidih

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

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Common questions about Karhidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhidih village had a population of 961. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Karhidih village has 497 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhidih has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Karhidih is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhidih covers 402.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhidih falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhidih is Kapan, about 8.6 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 Karhidih.

Karhidih is about 18 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhidih is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 8.6 km away. Akaltara is about 9.1 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.