# Karkepa Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Karkepa

Karkepa is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 129 households**, the 89th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 485people (2011)
- 129households
- 40.5%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Karkepa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkepa is 497118.** Karkepa falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKotasari
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431983

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

## How far is Karkepa from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)40 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 Karkepa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karkepa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Daura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Karkepa known for?

About 71% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Karkepa

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

■ Karkepa · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**66%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****95%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Karkepa?

■ Karkepa · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.5%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****577**

**965

Working population ****45.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 27.3% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 182 (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 Balrampur

- Chitma576 people
- Pindra534 people
- Budhudih529 people
- Dhaneshpur506 people
- Kapaut483 people
- Nawadih Kalan475 people
- Lurgi458 people
- Chitvishrampur453 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkepa?497118
- How far is Karkepa from Ambikapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Karkepa?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkepa in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkepa?40.5% (Census 2011)