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About Karhi Village

Karhi is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 367 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493776, 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 Simga
Pincode 493776
Area (hectares) 393.07 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 367
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 97th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 393.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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 46 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Simga 5.4 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 46 km

Villages closest to Karhi

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 Karhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karhi village had a population of 767. That makes it the 97th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Karhi village has 367 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karhi has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Karhi is 493776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karhi covers 393.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karhi falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karhi is Tilda-Neora, about 18 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 46 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 Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 5.4 km away. Bemetāra is about 15 km away. Tilda-Neora 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 Karhi Alias Adbandha (under 2 km), Raweli (2.3 km) and Kachlon (2.8 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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