Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Karamtara

Karamtara is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491444. The 2011 Census counted 1,718 people in 311 households, the 11th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 1,718 people (2011)
- 311 households
- 71.3% literacy
- 491444 PIN code

## Karamtara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karamtara is 491444. Karamtara falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491444
- Gram panchayat Karamtara
- Community development block Khairagarh
- Census village code 440519

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karamtara from nearby towns?
- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karamtara?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Karamtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karamtara known for?

About 87% of the 803 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karamtara

Of every 100 households in Karamtara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karamtara · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 87%
- Toilet within the home 12% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 77%
- Tap water 1% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 30% 62%
- Television 40% 32%
- Mobile phone 46% 29%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 21%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karamtara?

■ Karamtara · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1033 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 975 996
- Working population 52.3% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 62.4% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 525 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 242 (27%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (4%) · ■ Marginal 88 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh
- Katangikalan 1,770 people
- Padadah 1,757 people
- Pendri Kalan 1,725 people
- Bikrampur 1,719 people
- Rahud 1,678 people
- Renga Kathera 1,628 people
- Dilippur 1,609 people
- Dokrabhatha 1,599 people

All 226 villages in Khairagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karamtara? 491444
- How far is Karamtara from Rajnandgaon? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Karamtara? 1,718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karamtara in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karamtara? 71.3% (Census 2011)

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