# Kargikalan Village, Marwahi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/marwahi/kargikalan/ Village · Marwahi, Bilaspur # Kargikalan Kargikalan is a village in Marwahi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 274 households**, the 49th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,129people (2011) - 274households - 58.4%literacy - 495118PIN code ## Kargikalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kargikalan is 495118.** Kargikalan falls in Marwahi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495118 - Gram panchayatGullidand - Community development blockMarwahi - Census village code437553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kargikalan from nearby towns? - Marwahi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)160 km by road - Pendra (nearest town)40 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 Kargikalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kargikalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bharridand - ○Degree college5–10 km · Marwahi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marwahi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 23 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 Kargikalan known for? About 50% of the 514 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kargikalan Of every 100 households in Kargikalan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kargikalan · ■ Marwahi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **82% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****10%** **48% Television ****7%** **13% Mobile phone ****6%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Kargikalan? ■ Kargikalan · ■ Marwahi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **1011 Working population ****57.5%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 48.2% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 452 (70%) 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 Marwahi - Darmohali1,174 people - Maladand1,174 people - Kodawahi1,136 people - Chichghona1,135 people - Nagawahi1,126 people - Chanadongri1,109 people - Bandhauri1,087 people - Majhganwan1,069 people [All 86 villages in Marwahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/marwahi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kargikalan?495118 - How far is Kargikalan from Bilaspur?160 km by road - What is the population of Kargikalan?1,129 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kargikalan in?Bilaspur district (Marwahi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kargikalan?58.4% (Census 2011)