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About Karhul Village

Karhul is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 779 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karhul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 652.13 hectares
Population 1,572
Male Population 779
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karhul compares

By the 2011 count Karhul is the 48th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 652.13 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Karhul

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

Karhul lies about 59 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, 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 Karhul
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 15 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 59 km

Villages closest to Karhul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhul village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 48th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Karhul village has 779 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhul has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Karhul is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhul covers 652.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karhul falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhul is Hathbandh, 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 <5 km distance for Karhul.

Karhul 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.

Karhul is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 15 km away. Simga is about 15 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisrampur (under 2 km), Tarponga (1.6 km) and Dhekuna (1.8 km).

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

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