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About Karrakote Village

Karrakote is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 469 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karrakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karrakote village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 308.06 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 469
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karrakote compares

By the 2011 count Karrakote is the 36th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 308.06 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Karrakote

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

Karrakote lies about 40 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 39 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 Karrakote
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 8.7 km
Nearest town Bargarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 39 km
District headquarters Raigarh 40 km

Villages closest to Karrakote

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 Karrakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Karrakote village had a population of 953. That makes it the 36th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Karrakote village has 469 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karrakote has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Karrakote covers 308.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karrakote falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karrakote is Bargarh Road, about 39 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 Karrakote.

Karrakote is about 40 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karrakote is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 8.7 km away. Bargarh is about 37 km away. Bargarh Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarsingha (under 2 km), Kasahipali (under 2 km) and Barampura (1.6 km).

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

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