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About Karreha Village

Karreha is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 350 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.91 hectares hectares.

Karreha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karreha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 289.91 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 350
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karreha compares

By the 2011 count Karreha is the 87th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 289.91 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Karreha

Karreha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karreha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karreha from other places

Karreha lies about 55 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Mahroi, about 13 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 Karreha
Nearest railway station Mahroi 13 km
Nearest town Maihar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 28 km
District headquarters Katni 55 km

Villages closest to Karreha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karreha village had a population of 734. That makes it the 87th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Karreha village has 350 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karreha has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Karreha covers 289.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karreha falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karreha is Mahroi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karreha.

Karreha is about 55 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karreha is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Mahroi is about 13 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghudhar (3.3 km), Jararoda (7.0 km) and Lakhanpura (8.9 km).

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

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