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About Karahi Village

Karahi is one of the larger villages in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,807, made up of 2,924 males and 2,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.05 hectares hectares.

Karahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 457.05 hectares
Population 5,807
Male Population 2,924
Female Population 2,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karahi compares

By the 2011 count Karahi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 457.05 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karahi

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

Karahi lies about 54 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 22 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 Karahi
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 25 km
District headquarters Khargone 54 km

Villages closest to Karahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahi village had a population of 5,807. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Karahi village has 2,924 males and 2,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahi has about 986 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 981.

Karahi covers 457.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahi falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karahi is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karahi.

Karahi is about 54 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahi is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 22 km away. Maheshwar is about 25 km away. Khargone is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhipura (under 2 km), Dakhipura (under 2 km) and Nagjhri (1.6 km).

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

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