# Karkashi Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Karkashi

Karkashi is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 218 households**, the 97th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 919people (2011)
- 218households
- 88.1%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Karkashi PIN code and other codes

Karkashi falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Community development blockKrishnai
- Census village code282372

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

## How far is Karkashi from nearby towns?

- Matia (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)31 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)31 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 Karkashi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karkashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Krishnai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Krishnai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Karkashi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karkashi

Of every 100 households in Karkashi in 2011, 40 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karkashi · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**54%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Karkashi?

■ Karkashi · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**968

Working population ****53.0%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 84.1% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (27%) · **■** Marginal 214 (44%)

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 Matia

- Barvita950 people
- Kalpani Ghilajani938 people
- Belpara Pt-II922 people
- Pakhiura Char922 people
- Bhojmala Pt-I904 people
- Bhela Khamar895 people
- Basantapur887 people
- Dabli847 people

[All 153 villages in Matia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/matia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkashi from Goalpara?31 km by road
- What is the population of Karkashi?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkashi in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Karkashi?88.1% (Census 2011)