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About Kargaon Village

Kargaon is a small village in Khalapur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 191 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares.

Kargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Khalapur
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 191
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kargaon is the 93rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 917.

Getting to Kargaon

Kargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kargaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kargaon from other places

Kargaon lies about 10 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 10 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 Kargaon
Tehsil headquarters Khalapur 10 km
District headquarters Raigarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 10 km

Villages closest to Kargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargaon village had a population of 395. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kargaon village has 191 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargaon has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Kargaon covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kargaon falls under Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kargaon is Kirodimal Nagar, about 10 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kargaon.

Kargaon is about 10 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargaon is in Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district. Khalapur is about 10 km away. Raigarh is about 10 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandad Atkargaon (under 2 km), Pali Bk (3.4 km) and Pali Kh (3.4 km).

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

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