# Karela Village, Patan, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Patan, Durg 

# Karela

Karela is a village in Patan sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 246 households**, the 83rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 246households
- 76.3%literacy
- 491223PIN code

## Karela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karela is 491223.** Karela falls in Patan sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491223
- Gram panchayatKarela
- Community development blockPatan
- Census village code442731

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

## How far is Karela from nearby towns?

- Patan (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)54 km by road
- Patan (nearest town)17 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 Karela?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Patan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Karela known for?

About 69% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Karela

Of every 100 households in Karela in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karela · ■ Patan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**37%

Television ****42%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Karela?

■ Karela · ■ Patan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1562**

**977

Working population ****49.9%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 65.5% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (7%) · **■** Marginal 332 (56%)

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 Patan

- Matang1,220 people
- Pahanda1,216 people
- Belodi1,214 people
- Agesara1,200 people
- Temri1,187 people
- Kharra1,182 people
- Tulsi1,180 people
- Belhari1,178 people

[All 142 villages in Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/patan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karela?491223
- How far is Karela from Durg?54 km by road
- What is the population of Karela?1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karela in?Durg district (Patan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karela?76.3% (Census 2011)