# Karchuwa Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Karchuwa

Karchuwa is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 126 households**, the 125th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 680people (2011)
- 126households
- 76.2%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Karchuwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karchuwa is 491995.** Karchuwa falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatChitapar
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code441989

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

## How far is Karchuwa from nearby towns?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)89 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)13 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 Karchuwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karchuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Karchuwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 78% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Karchuwa

Of every 100 households in Karchuwa in 2011, 63 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karchuwa · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**41%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karchuwa?

■ Karchuwa · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**974

Working population ****52.1%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (53%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 41 (12%)

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 Bemetara

- Jangalpur684 people
- Mohlai684 people
- Raurpur682 people
- Damaidih681 people
- Karamtara676 people
- Sanakpar669 people
- Sarangpur661 people
- Baharbod659 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karchuwa?491995
- How far is Karchuwa from Durg?89 km by road
- What is the population of Karchuwa?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karchuwa in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karchuwa?76.2% (Census 2011)