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About Karchali Village

Karchali is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 275 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karchali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karchali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 111.87 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 275
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karchali compares

By the 2011 count Karchali is the 76th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 111.87 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Karchali

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

Karchali lies about 64 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 24 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 Karchali
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 12 km
Nearest railway station Arand 24 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 64 km

Villages closest to Karchali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karchali village had a population of 567. That makes it the 76th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Karchali village has 275 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karchali has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Karchali is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karchali covers 111.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karchali falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karchali is Arand, about 24 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 Karchali.

Karchali is about 64 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karchali is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 12 km away. Arand is about 24 km away. Mahāsamund is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deosara (under 2 km), Dwartara (under 2 km) and Akalwara (2.3 km).

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

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