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About Karchulha Village

Karchulha is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 256 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.44 hectares hectares.

Karchulha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karchulha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 365.44 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 256
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karchulha compares

By the 2011 count Karchulha is the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 365.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Karchulha

Karchulha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karchulha as Available within 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 Karchulha from other places

Karchulha lies about 43 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Chandia Road, about 11 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 Karchulha
Nearest railway station Chandia Road 11 km
Nearest town Umaria 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 22 km
District headquarters Katni 43 km

Villages closest to Karchulha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karchulha village had a population of 494. That makes it the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Karchulha village has 256 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karchulha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Karchulha covers 365.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karchulha falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karchulha is Chandia Road, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karchulha.

Karchulha is about 43 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karchulha is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Chandia Road is about 11 km away. Umaria is about 21 km away. Barhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baran Mahgawan (2.2 km), Hadarhata (3.3 km) and Khitauli (4.4 km).

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

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