# Karethi Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon 

# Karethi

Karethi is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 151 households**, the 81st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 739people (2011)
- 151households
- 75.0%literacy
- 491661PIN code

## Karethi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karethi is 491661.** Karethi falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491661
- Gram panchayatBadbhum
- Community development blockDongargaon
- Census village code441156

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

## How far is Karethi from nearby towns?

- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town)5 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 Karethi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karethi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khujji
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Karethi known for?

About 51% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Karethi

Of every 100 households in Karethi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karethi · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**78%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Karethi?

■ Karethi · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**1002

Working population ****59.8%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 66.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 362 (82%)

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 Dongargaon

- Medha788 people
- Bodela776 people
- Chhuikhadan773 people
- Peteshri758 people
- Pairi689 people
- Kanhardabri683 people
- Kaviraj Tolagaon668 people
- Darri659 people

[All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karethi?491661
- How far is Karethi from Rajnandgaon?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karethi?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karethi in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karethi?75.0% (Census 2011)