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About Karegaon Village

Karegaon is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 378 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karegaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 320.1 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 378
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karegaon compares

By the 2011 count Karegaon is the 99th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 320.1 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1037.

Getting to Karegaon

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

Karegaon lies about 69 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 48 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 Karegaon
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 34 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 48 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 57 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 69 km

Villages closest to Karegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karegaon village had a population of 770. That makes it the 99th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Karegaon village has 378 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karegaon has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Karegaon is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karegaon covers 320.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karegaon falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karegaon is Dewalgaon, about 48 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 Karegaon.

Karegaon is about 69 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karegaon is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 34 km away. Dewalgaon is about 48 km away. Desāīganj is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhe (12 km), Tekaharra (15 km) and Dani Tola (15 km).

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

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