Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur # Karkawada Karkawada is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494448. The 2011 Census counted 119 people in 20 households, the 95th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 119 people (2011) - 20 households - 17.7% literacy - 494448 PIN code ## Karkawada PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karkawada is 494448. Karkawada falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494448 - Gram panchayat Kerpe - Community development block Bhopalpattnam - Census village code 450668 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karkawada from nearby towns? - Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ) 142 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ) 90 km by road - Bijapur (nearest town) 90 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karkawada? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Karkawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Karkeli - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karkawada known for? About 7% of the 1,197 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karkawada Of every 100 households in Karkawada 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. ■ Karkawada · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 41% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 0% 31% - Television 0% 9% - Mobile phone 0% 6% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 15% 42% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karkawada? ■ Karkawada · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 17.7% 55.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1333 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1300 991 - Working population 76.5% 58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 34.1% for men and 5.5% for women. 76% of men and 76% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (13%) · ■ Marginal 22 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhopalpattnam - Reguda 124 people - Bandeparre 123 people - Gunda Puri 122 people - Phulgundam 121 people - Kandla Parti 118 people - Penkudur 106 people - Pilur 105 people - Burguda 101 people All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkawada? 494448 - How far is Karkawada from Bijapur? 90 km by road - What is the population of Karkawada? 119 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkawada in? Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karkawada? 17.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/karkawada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.