# Karankata Village, Jalah, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jalah, Baksa 

# Karankata

Karankata is a village in Jalah sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 68 households**, the 65th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 339people (2011)
- 68households
- 67.7%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Karankata PIN code and other codes

Karankata falls in Jalah sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockJalah
- Census village code304275

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

## How far is Karankata from nearby towns?

- Assam (sub-district HQ)120 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Pathsala (nearest town)22 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 Karankata?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karankata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salbari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Karankata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karankata

Of every 100 households in Karankata in 2011, 14 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karankata · ■ Jalah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****39%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Karankata?

■ Karankata · ■ Jalah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**968

Working population ****28.6%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 29 (30%)

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 Jalah

- Rajghat441 people
- Baghajan440 people
- Thebarmur385 people
- Bamunkatabil373 people
- Kundargaon330 people
- Golagaon NC262 people
- Bargaon176 people
- Bunbari145 people

[All 79 villages in Jalah](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/jalah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karankata from Mushalpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Karankata?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karankata in?Baksa district (Jalah sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Karankata?67.7% (Census 2011)