# Karkanar Village, Orchha, Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Orchha, Narayanpur 

# Karkanar

Karkanar is a village in Orchha sub-district of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494661**. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 58 households**, the 25th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.

- 328people (2011)
- 58households
- 12.6%literacy
- 494661PIN code

## Karkanar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkanar is 494661.** Karkanar falls in Orchha sub-district, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494661
- Gram panchayatNednar
- Community development blockAbhujhmad
- Census village code449983

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

## How far is Karkanar from nearby towns?

- Orchha (sub-district HQ)91 km by road
- Narayanpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Narayanpur (nearest town)25 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 Karkanar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Karkanar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Karkanar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. Products made here include bamboo items. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Karkanar

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

■ Karkanar · ■ Orchha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**10%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**3%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**63%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karkanar?

■ Karkanar · ■ Orchha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.6%**

**33.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**992

Working population ****50.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 12.0% for men and 13.2% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 70 (42%) · **■** Marginal 95 (58%)

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 Orchha

- Jharawahi349 people
- Okpad343 people
- Kalmanar342 people
- Maksuli339 people
- Nelnar328 people
- Akabeda324 people
- Lanka285 people
- Murumwada281 people

[All 237 villages in Orchha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/narayanpur/orchha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkanar?494661
- How far is Karkanar from Narayanpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Karkanar?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkanar in?Narayanpur district (Orchha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkanar?12.6% (Census 2011)