Skip to main content

About Karpi Village

Karpi is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 159 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karpi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 129.91 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 159
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karpi compares

By the 2011 count Karpi is the 149th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 129.91 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Karpi

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

Karpi lies about 55 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 45 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 Karpi
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 15 km
Nearest town Saraipali 26 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 45 km
District headquarters Raigarh 55 km

Villages closest to Karpi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karpi village had a population of 324. That makes it the 149th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Karpi village has 159 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karpi has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Karpi is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karpi covers 129.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karpi falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karpi is Bargarh Road, about 45 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 Karpi.

Karpi is about 55 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karpi is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 15 km away. Saraipali is about 26 km away. Bargarh Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardhiyapali (under 2 km), Karramal (1.7 km) and Hattapali (2.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All