Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Karigundam Karigundam is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494122. The 2011 Census counted 661 people in 136 households, the 33rd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%. - 661 people (2011) - 136 households - 24.7% literacy - 494122 PIN code ## Karigundam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karigundam is 494122. Karigundam falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494122 - Gram panchayat Kistaram - Community development block Konta - Census village code 450432 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karigundam from nearby towns? - Konta (sub-district HQ) 79 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 37 km by road - Dornapal (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karigundam? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Karigundam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dornapal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karigundam known for? The main crops are paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karigundam Of every 100 households in Karigundam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karigundam · ■ Konta rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 16% - Toilet within the home 0% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 0% 17% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 1% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 82% 59% - 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 Karigundam? ■ Karigundam · ■ Konta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 24.7% 20.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1046 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1088 1012 - Working population 52.5% 61.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 29.8% for men and 19.9% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 293 (84%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (14%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Konta - Kamaram 681 people - Palamadgu 674 people - Bagdeguda 666 people - Regadgatta 663 people - Temalpada 647 people - Kunded 641 people - Penta 626 people - Pedakurti 622 people All 255 villages in Konta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karigundam? 494122 - How far is Karigundam from Dantewada? 37 km by road - What is the population of Karigundam? 661 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karigundam in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karigundam? 24.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/konta/karigundam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.