Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon # Karela Purana Karela Purana is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 1,124 people in 228 households, the 48th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,124 people (2011) - 228 households - 63.4% literacy - 491445 PIN code ## Karela Purana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karela Purana is 491445. Karela Purana falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491445 - Gram panchayat Karela Purana - Community development block Khairagarh - Census village code 440376 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karela Purana from nearby towns? - Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 63 km by road - Khairagarh (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karela Purana? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karela Purana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karela Purana known for? About 79% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karela Purana Of every 100 households in Karela Purana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karela Purana · ■ Khairagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 87% - Toilet within the home 19% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 77% - Tap water 1% 13% - Drinking water within premises 10% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 16% 62% - Television 43% 32% - Mobile phone 43% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 13% 21% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karela Purana? ■ Karela Purana · ■ Khairagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 996 - Working population 55.0% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 328 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 74 (12%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 70 (11%) · ■ Marginal 145 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh - Garrapar 1,163 people - Tekapar Kalan 1,156 people - Kohkabod 1,151 people - Sarragondi 1,149 people - Tolagaon 1,117 people - Sahaspur 1,113 people - Pawantara 1,099 people - Baldeopur 1,097 people All 226 villages in Khairagarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karela Purana? 491445 - How far is Karela Purana from Rajnandgaon? 63 km by road - What is the population of Karela Purana? 1,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karela Purana in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karela Purana? 63.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/karela-purana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.