# Kariganthi Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Kariganthi

Kariganthi is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 166 households**, the 96th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 515people (2011)
- 166households
- 73.8%literacy
- 493663PIN code

## Kariganthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kariganthi is 493663.** Kariganthi falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493663
- Gram panchayatMarodarha
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435642

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

## How far is Kariganthi from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)45 km by road
- Baramkela (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 Kariganthi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kariganthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baramkela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raigarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kariganthi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 71% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kariganthi

Of every 100 households in Kariganthi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kariganthi · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**37%

Television ****45%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**27%

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 Kariganthi?

■ Kariganthi · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**947

Working population ****45.2%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 64.3% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 203 (87%)

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 Baramkela

- Chhewripali547 people
- Santhar546 people
- Mauhapali531 people
- Bamhanipali525 people
- Banhar506 people
- Amakoni Bade503 people
- Ghunchanpali502 people
- Surajgarh495 people

[All 243 villages in Baramkela](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kariganthi?493663
- How far is Kariganthi from Raigarh?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kariganthi?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kariganthi in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kariganthi?73.8% (Census 2011)