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About Karhidih Village

Karhidih is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 318 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 275.18 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 318
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhidih compares

By the 2011 count Karhidih is the 104th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 275.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

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 <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 Karhidih from other places

Karhidih lies about 48 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 4.3 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 Khariar Road 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 18 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 48 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 48 km

Villages closest to Karhidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhidih village had a population of 663. That makes it the 104th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Karhidih village has 318 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhidih has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Karhidih is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhidih covers 275.18 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 Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhidih is Khariar Road, about 4.3 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 Karhidih.

Karhidih is about 48 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhidih is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 4.3 km away. Bagbahra is about 18 km away. Mahasamund is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temari (under 2 km), Khattadih (1.9 km) and Chandarpur (2.3 km).

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

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