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About Karahi Village

Karahi is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 420 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 255.51 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 420
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the 72nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 255.51 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Karahi

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

Karahi lies about 41 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 50 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 Karahi
Nearest town Bemetāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 27 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 41 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 50 km

Villages closest to Karahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Karahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 803. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Karahi village has 420 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Karahi is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahi covers 255.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahi falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Tilda-Neora, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Karahi.

Karahi is about 41 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bemetāra is about 20 km away. Sahaspur Lohara is about 27 km away. Kabeerdham is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamanbod (under 2 km), Rampura (7.7 km) and Gaurjhumar (8.1 km).

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

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