# Karkara Village, Chhura, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhura, Raipur 

# Karkara

Karkara is a village in Chhura sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491674**. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 296 households**, the 26th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 296households
- 70.4%literacy
- 491674PIN code

## Karkara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkara is 491674.** Karkara falls in Chhura sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491674
- Gram panchayatKarkara
- Community development blockChhura
- Census village code445250

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

## How far is Karkara from nearby towns?

- Chhura (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Chhura (nearest town)14 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 Karkara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Karkara known for?

About 81% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Karkara

Of every 100 households in Karkara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkara · ■ Chhura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**71%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****34%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****89%**

**70%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Karkara?

■ Karkara · ■ Chhura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**956

Working population ****54.6%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (7%) · **■** Marginal 30 (5%)

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 Chhura

- Amlor1,156 people
- Ruwad1,118 people
- Ghatkarra1,116 people
- Dulla1,098 people
- Kasekera1,062 people
- Paktia1,060 people
- Phuljhar1,051 people
- Charouda1,047 people

[All 167 villages in Chhura](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/chhura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkara?491674
- How far is Karkara from Raipur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Karkara?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkara in?Raipur district (Chhura sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkara?70.4% (Census 2011)