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About Kariganthi Village

Kariganthi is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 259 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariganthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariganthi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 105.4 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 259
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariganthi compares

By the 2011 count Kariganthi is the 91st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 105.4 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kariganthi

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

Kariganthi lies about 7.9 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 32 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 Kariganthi
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 32 km

Villages closest to Kariganthi

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 Kariganthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariganthi village had a population of 515. That makes it the 91st largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kariganthi village has 259 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariganthi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kariganthi is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariganthi covers 105.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariganthi falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kariganthi is Raigarh, about 32 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 Kariganthi.

Kariganthi is about 7.9 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariganthi is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 7.9 km away. Raigarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhepur (under 2 km), Lankapali (under 2 km) and Kenabhatha (under 2 km).

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

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