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About Karegaon Village

Karegaon is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 604 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662.71 hectares hectares.

Karegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 662.71 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 604
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karegaon compares

By the 2011 count Karegaon is the 43rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 662.71 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Karegaon

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

Karegaon lies about 88 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bikrampur, about 12 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 Karegaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Bikrampur 12 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 15 km
District headquarters Mandla 88 km

Villages closest to Karegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karegaon village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Karegaon village has 604 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karegaon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Karegaon covers 662.71 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.

Karegaon falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karegaon is Bikrampur, about 12 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 Karegaon.

Karegaon is about 88 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karegaon is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Ghughari is about 9.8 km away. Bikrampur is about 12 km away. Gotegaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipardarra (under 2 km), Singanpuri (3.3 km) and Simariya (4.9 km).

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

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