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About Karkati Village

Karkati is a large village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,110, made up of 1,066 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.53 hectares hectares.

Karkati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkati village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 643.53 hectares
Population 2,110
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkati compares

By the 2011 count Karkati is the 27th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 643.53 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Karkati

Karkati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkati 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karkati from other places

Karkati lies about 20 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Burhar, about 5.0 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 Karkati
Nearest town Dhanpuri 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Burhar 5.0 km
District headquarters Shahdol 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 23 km

Villages closest to Karkati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkati village had a population of 2,110. That makes it the 27th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Karkati village has 1,066 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkati has about 979 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 986.

Karkati covers 643.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkati falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karkati is Burhar, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karkati.

Karkati is about 20 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkati is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Dhanpuri is about 4.9 km away. Burhar is about 5.0 km away. Shahdol is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkat (under 2 km), Arjhula (under 2 km) and Khairbana (6.6 km).

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

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