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About Karmada Village

Karmada is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,548, made up of 1,743 males and 1,805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karmada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karmada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 879.69 hectares
Population 3,548
Male Population 1,743
Female Population 1,805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karmada compares

By the 2011 count Karmada is the 9th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 879.69 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Karmada

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

Karmada 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 Karmada
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 Karmada

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 Karmada

As per the Census of India 2011, Karmada village had a population of 3,548. That makes it the 9th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Karmada village has 1,743 males and 1,805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karmada has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Karmada is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karmada covers 879.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karmada 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 10+ km distance for Karmada.

Karmada 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.

Karmada 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 Karda (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 Karmada today is likely to be higher.

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