# Karumahu Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/karumahu/ Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Karumahu Karumahu is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495552**. The 2011 Census counted **2,650 people in 599 households**, the 19th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,650people (2011) - 599households - 70.5%literacy - 495552PIN code ## Karumahu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karumahu is 495552.** Karumahu falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495552 - Gram panchayatKarumahu - Community development blockAkaltara - Census village code436606 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karumahu from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)30 km by road - Akaltara (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 Karumahu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karumahu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akaltara - ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Karumahu known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and linseed**. About 70% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 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 Karumahu Of every 100 households in Karumahu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karumahu · ■ Akaltara rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **85% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****32%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****12%** **22% Television ****18%** **29% Mobile phone ****12%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karumahu? ■ Karumahu · ■ Akaltara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **983 Working population ****64.9%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 59.7% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (6%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,420 (83%) 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 - Katghari3,043 people - Changori2,764 people - Piparsatti2,734 people - Sonsari2,693 people - Pauna2,612 people - Kotgarh2,551 people - Bargawan2,526 people - Murlidih2,496 people [All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karumahu?495552 - How far is Karumahu from Janjgir?30 km by road - What is the population of Karumahu?2,650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karumahu in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karumahu?70.5% (Census 2011)