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About Kareli Village

Kareli is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 613 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.12 hectares hectares.

Kareli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kareli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 695.12 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 613
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kareli compares

By the 2011 count Kareli is the 50th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 695.12 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kareli

Kareli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kareli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kareli from other places

Kareli lies about 57 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, about 41 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 Kareli
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 8.9 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 19 km
Nearest railway station Chiraidongri 41 km
District headquarters Balaghat 57 km

Villages closest to Kareli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kareli village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 50th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kareli village has 613 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kareli has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Kareli covers 695.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kareli falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kareli is Chiraidongri, about 41 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kareli.

Kareli is about 57 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kareli is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 8.9 km away. Malajkhand is about 19 km away. Chiraidongri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorakhpur (under 2 km), Parsatola (under 2 km) and Mowala (2.1 km).

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

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