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About Karlikachhar Village

Karlikachhar is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 206 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karlikachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karlikachhar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770024
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 206
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karlikachhar compares

By the 2011 count Karlikachhar is the 41st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Karlikachhar

Karlikachhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karlikachhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karlikachhar from other places

Karlikachhar lies about 29 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 5.1 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 Karlikachhar
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 13 km
Nearest town Belpahar 13 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 29 km

Villages closest to Karlikachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karlikachhar village had a population of 428. That makes it the 41st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Karlikachhar village has 206 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karlikachhar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Karlikachhar is 770024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karlikachhar covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karlikachhar falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Karlikachhar is Kechobahal, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karlikachhar.

Karlikachhar is about 29 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karlikachhar is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 5.1 km away. Hemgir is about 13 km away. Belpahar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapurikachhara (under 2 km), Majhapada (under 2 km) and Khuntijharia (2.1 km).

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

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