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About Karauwadih Village

Karauwadih is a small village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 223 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karauwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karauwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496665
Area (hectares) 212.56 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 223
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karauwadih compares

By the 2011 count Karauwadih is the 111th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 212.56 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Karauwadih

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

Karauwadih lies about 49 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 16 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 Karauwadih
Nearest railway station Sakti 16 km
Nearest town Saktī 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 23 km
District headquarters Raigarh 49 km

Villages closest to Karauwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karauwadih village had a population of 470. That makes it the 111th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Karauwadih village has 223 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karauwadih has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Karauwadih is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karauwadih covers 212.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karauwadih falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karauwadih is Sakti, about 16 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 Karauwadih.

Karauwadih is about 49 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karauwadih is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Sakti is about 16 km away. Saktī is about 18 km away. Kharsia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (3.3 km), Aurda (8.9 km) and Barra (8.9 km).

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

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