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About Karichapar Village

Karichapar is a small village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 170 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karichapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karichapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 494221
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 170
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karichapar compares

By the 2011 count Karichapar is the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Karichapar

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

Karichapar lies about 36 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 28 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 Karichapar
Tehsil headquarters Gharghoda 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 28 km
District headquarters Raigarh 36 km

Villages closest to Karichapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karichapar village had a population of 355. That makes it the 61st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Karichapar village has 170 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karichapar has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Karichapar is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karichapar covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karichapar falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karichapar is Bhupdeopur, about 28 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 Karichapar.

Karichapar is about 36 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karichapar is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Gharghoda is about 4.5 km away. Bhupdeopur is about 28 km away. Raigarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahirkela (4.1 km), Gharghodi (4.5 km) and Kudumkela (6.3 km).

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

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