Village · Katekalyan, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Mahrakarka Mahrakarka is a village in Katekalyan sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494552. The 2011 Census counted 751 people in 179 households, the 19th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.3%. - 751 people (2011) - 179 households - 15.6% literacy - 494552 PIN code ## Mahrakarka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mahrakarka is 494552. Mahrakarka falls in Katekalyan sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494552 - Gram panchayat Mahrakarka - Community development block Katekalyan - Census village code 450204 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahrakarka from nearby towns? - Katekalyan (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 39 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahrakarka? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahrakarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Badegudra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahrakarka known for? About 30% of the 1,249 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahrakarka Of every 100 households in Mahrakarka in 2011, 8 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahrakarka · ■ Katekalyan rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 17% - Toilet within the home 1% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 57% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 5% 20% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 3% 7% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 90% 78% - 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 Mahrakarka? ■ Mahrakarka · ■ Katekalyan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 15.6% 23.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1269 1090 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1014 1070 - Working population 65.8% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 27.1% for men and 6.9% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 323 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 164 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Katekalyan - Chikpal 1,047 people - Tetam 864 people - Mathadi 841 people - Chhotegudra 773 people - Koriras 725 people - Jangampal 710 people - Atepal 704 people - Badegadam 691 people All 43 villages in Katekalyan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahrakarka? 494552 - How far is Mahrakarka from Dantewada? 39 km by road - What is the population of Mahrakarka? 751 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahrakarka in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Katekalyan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Mahrakarka? 15.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/mahrakarka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.