# Karrakote Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Karrakote

Karrakote is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496554**. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 250 households**, the 36th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 953people (2011)
- 250households
- 74.6%literacy
- 496554PIN code

## Karrakote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karrakote is 496554.** Karrakote falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496554
- Gram panchayatKarrakote
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435684

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

## How far is Karrakote from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)65 km by road
- Baramkela (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 Karrakote?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bade Nawapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raigarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Karrakote known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 87% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Karrakote

Of every 100 households in Karrakote in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karrakote · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****34%**

**37%

Television ****32%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Karrakote?

■ Karrakote · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**947

Working population ****57.9%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.1% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Khorigaon1,015 people
- Gaurdih1,009 people
- Sukhapali976 people
- Budeli962 people
- Linjhir938 people
- Boirdih933 people
- Bengchi932 people
- Borida924 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karrakote?496554
- How far is Karrakote from Raigarh?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karrakote?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karrakote in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karrakote?74.6% (Census 2011)