# Karga Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Karga

Karga is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,853 people in 360 households**, the 33rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 1,853people (2011)
- 360households
- 77.6%literacy
- 493661PIN code

## Karga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karga is 493661.** Karga falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493661
- Gram panchayatKaraga
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446850

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karga from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)47 km by road
- Abhanpur (nearest town)12 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 Karga?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Karga known for?

About 81% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 479 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 Karga

Of every 100 households in Karga in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karga · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**60%

Television ****56%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Karga?

■ Karga · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1288**

**966

Working population ****56.3%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 68.0% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 448 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (8%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%)

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 Kurud

- Achhoti1,940 people
- Silouti1,916 people
- Korra1,877 people
- Kodebod1,870 people
- Mura1,847 people
- Chataud1,823 people
- Katalbod1,794 people
- Kodapar1,778 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karga?493661
- How far is Karga from Dhamtari?47 km by road
- What is the population of Karga?1,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karga in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karga?77.6% (Census 2011)