About Kargidih Village

Kargidih is a small village in Lundra tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 178 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargidih village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lundra
Pincode	497001
Area (hectares)	264.65 hectares
Population	346
Male Population	178
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargidih compares

By the 2011 count Kargidih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents. Its 264.65 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kargidih

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

Kargidih lies about 24 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 30 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 Kargidih
Tehsil headquarters	Lundra	9.5 km
District headquarters	Surguja	24 km
Nearest town	Ambikāpur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Ambikapur	30 km

Villages closest to Kargidih

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

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Common questions about Kargidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargidih village had a population of 346. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents.

Kargidih village has 178 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargidih has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Kargidih covers 264.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kargidih falls under Lundra tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kargidih is Ambikapur, about 30 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 Kargidih.

Kargidih is about 24 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargidih is in Lundra tehsil of Surguja district. Lundra is about 9.5 km away. Surguja is about 24 km away. Ambikāpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.