About Karai Village

Karai is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 394 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lakhanpur
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	393.67 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	394
Female Population	389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karai compares

By the 2011 count Karai is the 67th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 393.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Karai

Karai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karai 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 Jiwiliya, Jodhpur, Judwani and Junadih. 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.

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Common questions about Karai

As per the Census of India 2011, Karai village had a population of 783. That makes it the 67th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Karai village has 394 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karai has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Karai is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karai covers 393.67 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.

Karai falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Karai 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 Karai.

Karai is in Lakhanpur 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.