# Karkaguda Village, Lohandiguda, Bastar (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lohandiguda, Bastar 

# Karkaguda

Karkaguda is a village in Lohandiguda sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494010**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 43 households**, the 61st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 38.8%.

- 292people (2011)
- 43households
- 49.6%literacy
- 494010PIN code

## Karkaguda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkaguda is 494010.** Karkaguda falls in Lohandiguda sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494010
- Gram panchayatMatnar
- Community development blockLohandiguda
- Census village code449195

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

## How far is Karkaguda from nearby towns?

- Lohandiguda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)50 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 Karkaguda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Karkaguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mardum
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Karkaguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 62% of the 114 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 Karkaguda

Of every 100 households in Karkaguda in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkaguda · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**50%

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 Karkaguda?

■ Karkaguda · ■ Lohandiguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**38.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1195**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**1019

Working population ****41.1%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 44% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 74 (62%)

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 Lohandiguda

- Limaupadar353 people
- Pichi Koder334 people
- Arpund313 people
- Airwar307 people
- Puspal Chi285 people
- Raigondi279 people
- Hitameta265 people
- Lakhaibeda262 people

[All 87 villages in Lohandiguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/lohandiguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkaguda?494010
- How far is Karkaguda from Jagdalpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Karkaguda?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkaguda in?Bastar district (Lohandiguda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkaguda?49.6% (Census 2011)