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About Kermeli Village

Kermeli is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 191 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kermeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kermeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 154.34 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 191
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kermeli compares

By the 2011 count Kermeli is the 124th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 154.34 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 Kermeli

Kermeli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kermeli as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kermeli from other places

Kermeli lies about 56 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 40 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 Kermeli
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 18 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 40 km
District headquarters Raigarh 56 km

Villages closest to Kermeli

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 Kermeli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kermeli village had a population of 390. That makes it the 124th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kermeli village has 191 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kermeli has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Kermeli covers 154.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kermeli falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kermeli is Bargarh Road, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Kermeli.

Kermeli is about 56 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kermeli is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 18 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Bargarh Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhriya (under 2 km), Kamlapani (1.7 km) and Limpali (1.9 km).

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

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