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About Karda Village

Karda is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,215 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 890.21 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karda compares

By the 2011 count Karda is the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 890.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Karda

Karda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karda from other places

Karda lies about 72 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 14 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 Karda
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 8.3 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 72 km

Villages closest to Karda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Karda

As per the Census of India 2011, Karda village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Karda village has 1,215 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karda has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Karda is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karda covers 890.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karda falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karda is Nipania, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Karda.

Karda is about 72 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karda is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 8.3 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 8.3 km away. Nipania is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmada (under 2 km), Purena (1.9 km) and Purenakhapri (1.9 km).

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

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