# Karko Village, Jengging, Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jengging, Upper Siang 

# Karko

Karko is a village in Jengging sub-district of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 91 households**, the 6th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 244people (2011)
- 91households
- 41.9%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Karko PIN code and other codes

Karko falls in Jengging sub-district, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockJengging
- Census village code263993

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karko from nearby towns?

- Jengging (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Yingkiong (district HQ)29 km by road
- Yingkiong (nearest town)29 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karko?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yingkiong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pasighat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jengging
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karko known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karko

Of every 100 households in Karko in 2011, 90 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karko · ■ Jengging rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****72%**

**65%

Television ****18%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****71%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**69%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karko?

■ Karko · ■ Jengging rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**808

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**1000

Working population ****79.5%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 28.2% for women. 81% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jengging

- Moying590 people
- Bomdo444 people
- Janbo301 people
- Ramsing293 people
- Gossang196 people
- Kinekibo118 people
- Pittung50 people
- Tageng33 people

[All 13 villages in Jengging](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/upper-siang/jengging/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karko from Yingkiong?29 km by road
- What is the population of Karko?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karko in?Upper Siang district (Jengging sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karko?41.9% (Census 2011)