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About Karichhapar Village

Karichhapar is a small village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 190 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karichhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karichhapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 81.48 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 190
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karichhapar compares

By the 2011 count Karichhapar is the 120th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 81.48 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Karichhapar

Karichhapar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karichhapar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karichhapar from other places

Karichhapar lies about 12 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 3.1 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 Karichhapar
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 12 km
District headquarters Raigarh 12 km

Villages closest to Karichhapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karichhapar village had a population of 391. That makes it the 120th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Karichhapar village has 190 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karichhapar has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Karichhapar is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karichhapar covers 81.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karichhapar falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karichhapar is Kotarlia, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karichhapar.

Karichhapar is about 12 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karichhapar is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 3.1 km away. Pusour is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauhapali (3.4 km), Nawapali (8.5 km) and Boirdih (8.8 km).

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

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