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About Karghata Village

Karghata is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 123 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.89 hectares hectares.

Karghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karghata village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 328.89 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 123
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karghata compares

By the 2011 count Karghata is the 134th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 328.89 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Karghata

Karghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karghata as Available within <5 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 Karghata from other places

Karghata lies about 64 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 26 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 Karghata
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 26 km
Nearest town Pawni 38 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 64 km

Villages closest to Karghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karghata village had a population of 231. That makes it the 134th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Karghata village has 123 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karghata has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Karghata covers 328.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karghata falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karghata is Tempa, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karghata.

Karghata is about 64 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karghata is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 5.8 km away. Tempa is about 26 km away. Pawni is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon (under 2 km), Chikhalapar (under 2 km) and Pardhanheti (1.9 km).

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

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