# Karga Village, Kamba, West Siang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kamba, West Siang 

# Karga

Karga is a village in Kamba sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 35 households**, the 11th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 225people (2011)
- 35households
- 81.7%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Karga PIN code and other codes

Karga falls in Kamba sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockDarak
- Census village code263487

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

## How far is Karga from nearby towns?

- Kamba (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ)24 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town)24 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 Karga?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Karga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kamba
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamba
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tabarijo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Karga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include carpet making, weaving and wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Karga

Of every 100 households in Karga in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Karga · ■ Kamba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

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

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**83%

Use banking services ****61%**

**49%

Television ****42%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**10%

None of these assets ****8%**

**31%

Own their home ****72%**

**79%

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 Karga?

■ Karga · ■ Kamba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**1051

Working population ****39.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 76.8% for women. 34% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (62%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (28%) · **■** Marginal 7 (8%)

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 Kamba

- Kamki263 people
- Kambu236 people
- Karbak Geyi236 people
- Yakitato227 people
- Peri213 people
- Kunu Yami177 people
- Kato Moku170 people
- Yijogemo161 people

[All 32 villages in Kamba](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/west-siang/kamba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karga from Aalo?24 km by road
- What is the population of Karga?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karga in?West Siang district (Kamba sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karga?81.7% (Census 2011)