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About Kari Village

Kari is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,063 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 448.14 hectares
Population 2,149
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kari compares

By the 2011 count Kari is the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 448.14 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kari

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

Kari lies about 79 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 33 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 Kari
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 13 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 13 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 33 km
District headquarters Raipur 79 km

Villages closest to Kari

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 Kari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kari village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Kari village has 1,063 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kari has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Kari covers 448.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kari is Nipania, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Kari.

Kari is about 79 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kari is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 13 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 13 km away. Nipania is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamdih (2.0 km), Khamhardih (2.1 km) and Kohraod (2.2 km).

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

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