# Karra Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa 

# Karra

Karra is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495668**. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 222 households**, the 56th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,155people (2011)
- 222households
- 72.7%literacy
- 495668PIN code

## Karra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karra is 495668.** Karra falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495668
- Gram panchayatKarra
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code436748

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

## How far is Karra from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)10 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 Karra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Janjgir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Karra known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sesamum**. About 80% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Karra

Of every 100 households in Karra in 2011, 79 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karra · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**28%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Karra?

■ Karra · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**954

Working population ****48.7%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 136 (24%)

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 Nawagarh

- Dahida1,236 people
- Belha1,231 people
- Kansa1,227 people
- Darri1,214 people
- Kamta1,109 people
- Kotiya1,084 people
- Barbaspur1,050 people
- Gangajal1,003 people

[All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karra?495668
- How far is Karra from Janjgir?25 km by road
- What is the population of Karra?1,155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karra in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karra?72.7% (Census 2011)