Village · Bhairamgarh, Bijapur # Karkeli Karkeli is a village in Bhairamgarh sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494450. The 2011 Census counted 838 people in 153 households, the 24th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 29.3%. - 838 people (2011) - 153 households - 39.7% literacy - 494450 PIN code ## Karkeli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karkeli is 494450. Karkeli falls in Bhairamgarh sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494450 - Gram panchayat Karkeli - Community development block Bhairamgarh - Census village code 451126 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karkeli from nearby towns? - Bhairamgarh (sub-district HQ) 75 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Bijapur (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karkeli? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karkeli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kutru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bijapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bijapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karkeli known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and cereal. Products made here include basketry, bamboo mats and bamboo basket. About 10% of the 2,461 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karkeli Of every 100 households in Karkeli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karkeli · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 9% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 43% 15% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 0% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 31% 69% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karkeli? ■ Karkeli · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.7% 29.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 818 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1015 992 - Working population 55.5% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.2% for men and 22.4% for women. 52% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 376 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 69 (15%) · ■ Marginal 14 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhairamgarh - Pondum 871 people - Potenarichwada 860 people - Pusnar 853 people - Kondroji 848 people - Mingachal 750 people - Bhatwada 721 people - Talnar 719 people - Gadamali 714 people All 282 villages in Bhairamgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkeli? 494450 - How far is Karkeli from Bijapur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Karkeli? 838 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkeli in? Bijapur district (Bhairamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karkeli? 39.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/karkeli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.