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About Kareya Village

Kareya is a mid sized village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 614 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kareya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ambikapur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 439.25 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 614
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareya compares

By the 2011 count Kareya is the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 439.25 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kareya

Kareya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kareya 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalgasa, Kalyanpur, Kanchanpur and Kanthi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kareya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareya village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Kareya village has 614 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kareya is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kareya covers 439.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kareya falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kareya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kareya.

Kareya is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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