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About Karachia Village

Karachia is a mid sized village in Deobhog tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 732 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karachia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karachia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Deobhog
Pincode 494447
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,495
Male Population 732
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karachia compares

By the 2011 count Karachia is the 21st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1033.

Getting to Karachia

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

Karachia lies about 12 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarona, about 8.6 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 Karachia
Nearest railway station Sarona 8.6 km
Nearest town Kumhāri 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Deobhog 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 12 km

Villages closest to Karachia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karachia village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 21st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents.

Karachia village has 732 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karachia has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Karachia is 494447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karachia covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karachia falls under Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karachia is Sarona, about 8.6 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 Karachia.

Karachia is about 12 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karachia is in Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district. Sarona is about 8.6 km away. Kumhāri is about 9.3 km away. Deobhog is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latapara (6.6 km), Dhaurakot (11 km) and Dumar Bahal (11 km).

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

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