# Karrikachar Village, Gharghoda, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Gharghoda, Raigarh 

# Karrikachar

Karrikachar is a village in Gharghoda sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496113**. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 81 households**, the 66th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 271people (2011)
- 81households
- 51.1%literacy
- 496113PIN code

## Karrikachar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karrikachar is 496113.** Karrikachar falls in Gharghoda sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496113
- Gram panchayatKamtara
- Community development blockGharghoda
- Census village code434656

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

## How far is Karrikachar from nearby towns?

- Gharghoda (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)77 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)42 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 Karrikachar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Laripani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gharghoda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gharghoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karrikachar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 14% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Karrikachar

Of every 100 households in Karrikachar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karrikachar · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**76%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**38%

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 Karrikachar?

■ Karrikachar · ■ Gharghoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****30.3%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 35.7% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 26 (32%)

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 Gharghoda

- Dangbira345 people
- Bulekera336 people
- Pandripani320 people
- Sahaspur Masahat311 people
- Ajijgarh223 people
- Chheerbhauna223 people
- Tendubhantha222 people
- Kurunjkhol209 people

[All 81 villages in Gharghoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/gharghoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karrikachar?496113
- How far is Karrikachar from Raigarh?77 km by road
- What is the population of Karrikachar?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karrikachar in?Raigarh district (Gharghoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karrikachar?51.1% (Census 2011)