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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a large village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,855, made up of 1,449 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, 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 Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 699.95 hectares
Population 2,855
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhi compares

By the 2011 count Karhi is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 699.95 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 village. 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 59 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 15 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 town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 59 km

Villages closest to Karhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 2,855. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Karhi village has 1,449 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Karhi is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi covers 699.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhi falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi is Bhatapara, about 15 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 village for Karhi.

Karhi is about 59 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 Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Bhatapara is about 15 km away. Raipur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mopar (2.4 km), Amethi (3.5 km) and Deorani (4.4 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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