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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 381 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 346.91 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 381
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhi compares

By the 2011 count Karhi is the 144th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 346.91 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 989.

Getting to Karhi

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

Karhi lies about 30 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 12 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 Karhi
Nearest railway station Lakholi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 13 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 30 km

Villages closest to Karhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhi village had a population of 778. That makes it the 144th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Karhi village has 381 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Karhi is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi covers 346.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhi falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi is Lakholi, about 12 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 Karhi.

Karhi is about 30 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karhi is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 12 km away. Arang is about 13 km away. Mahāsamund is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malidih (2.1 km), Barchha (2.1 km) and Khauli (2.4 km).

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

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