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About Karrikachar Village

Karrikachar is a small village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 136 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karrikachar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karrikachar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 198.6 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 136
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karrikachar compares

By the 2011 count Karrikachar is the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 198.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Karrikachar

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

Karrikachar lies about 17 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 6.4 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 Karrikachar
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 6.4 km
District headquarters Raigarh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharghoda 30 km

Villages closest to Karrikachar

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 Karrikachar

As per the Census of India 2011, Karrikachar village had a population of 271. That makes it the 66th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Karrikachar village has 136 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karrikachar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Karrikachar is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karrikachar covers 198.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karrikachar falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karrikachar is Bhupdeopur, about 6.4 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 Karrikachar.

Karrikachar is about 17 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karrikachar is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 6.4 km away. Raigarh is about 17 km away. Gharghoda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawapara Tenda (3.0 km), Charbhantha (3.4 km) and Kanchanpur (5.0 km).

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

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