# Karhidih Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Karhidih

Karhidih is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495559**. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 294 households**, the 54th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 961people (2011)
- 294households
- 79.6%literacy
- 495559PIN code

## Karhidih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karhidih is 495559.** Karhidih falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495559
- Gram panchayatBuchihardi
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436663

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

## How far is Karhidih from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)31 km by road
- Baloda (nearest town)4 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 Karhidih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karhidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balauda
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baloda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Karhidih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, linseed and tivra**. About 40% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Karhidih

Of every 100 households in Karhidih in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karhidih · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****23%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Karhidih?

■ Karhidih · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**983

Working population ****36.2%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 68.9% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 47 (14%)

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 Akaltara

- Chandniya1,121 people
- Pachari1,117 people
- Gondadih1,046 people
- Sajapali971 people
- Barpali909 people
- Birkoni903 people
- Barbaspur865 people
- Piparda848 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karhidih?495559
- How far is Karhidih from Janjgir?31 km by road
- What is the population of Karhidih?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karhidih in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karhidih?79.6% (Census 2011)