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About Karri Chalgali Village

Karri Chalgali is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,540, made up of 776 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karri Chalgali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karri Chalgali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 497.55 hectares
Population 1,540
Male Population 776
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karri Chalgali compares

By the 2011 count Karri Chalgali is the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 497.55 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Karri Chalgali

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

Karri Chalgali lies about 101 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 33 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 Karri Chalgali
Nearest town Garhwa 31 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 33 km
District headquarters Surguja 101 km

Villages closest to Karri Chalgali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 Karri Chalgali

As per the Census of India 2011, Karri Chalgali village had a population of 1,540. That makes it the 12th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Karri Chalgali village has 776 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karri Chalgali has about 985 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Karri Chalgali is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karri Chalgali covers 497.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karri Chalgali falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Karri Chalgali is Garwa, about 33 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 Karri Chalgali.

Karri Chalgali is about 101 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karri Chalgali is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Garhwa is about 31 km away. Garwa is about 33 km away. Balrampur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lurgi (10 km), Lurgi Kalan (10 km) and Lurgi Khurd (10 km).

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

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