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About Karanpali Village

Karanpali is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 301 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 221.52 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 301
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanpali compares

By the 2011 count Karanpali is the 72nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 221.52 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Karanpali

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

Karanpali lies about 50 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 46 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 Karanpali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 10 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 46 km
District headquarters Raigarh 50 km

Villages closest to Karanpali

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 Karanpali

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanpali village had a population of 626. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Karanpali village has 301 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanpali has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Karanpali covers 221.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karanpali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karanpali is Bargarh Road, about 46 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 Karanpali.

Karanpali is about 50 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanpali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 10 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Bargarh Road is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgatar (under 2 km), Hedaspali (under 2 km) and Baigindih (1.9 km).

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

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