# Kara Village, Raipur, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Raipur, Raipur 

# Kara

Kara is a village in Raipur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 191 households**, the 75th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,097people (2011)
- 191households
- 72.9%literacy
- 493221PIN code

## Kara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kara is 493221.** Kara falls in Raipur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493221
- Gram panchayatKara
- Community development blockRaipur
- Census village code444754

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

## How far is Kara from nearby towns?

- Raipur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Birgaon (nearest town)16 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 Kara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kara known for?

About 58% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Kara

Of every 100 households in Kara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kara · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****31%**

**37%

Television ****68%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****86%**

**84%

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 Kara?

■ Kara · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**978

Working population ****44.6%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 60.6% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (45%) · **■** Marginal 141 (29%)

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 Raipur

- Murra1,216 people
- Kuthrel1,204 people
- Neurdih1,130 people
- Baratnara1,101 people
- Manohara1,070 people
- Chikhali-21,056 people
- Lalpur1,053 people
- Bhaismuda986 people

[All 89 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kara?493221
- How far is Kara from Raipur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kara?1,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kara in?Raipur district (Raipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kara?72.9% (Census 2011)