Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Karkoli Naya Karkoli Naya is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497235. The 2011 Census counted 1,537 people in 401 households, the 29th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,537 people (2011) - 401 households - 60.5% literacy - 497235 PIN code ## Karkoli Naya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karkoli Naya is 497235. Karkoli Naya falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497235 - Gram panchayat Karkoli Naya - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432775 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karkoli Naya from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Bhatgaon (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karkoli Naya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karkoli Naya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Degree college In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Salsa 15 - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karkoli Naya known for? About 75% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karkoli Naya Of every 100 households in Karkoli Naya in 2011, 41 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karkoli Naya · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 41% 60% - Toilet within the home 1% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92% - Tap water 25% 2% - Drinking water within premises 15% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 89% 64% - Television 1% 13% - Mobile phone 4% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karkoli Naya? ■ Karkoli Naya · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.5% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1026 958 - Working population 41.2% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 114 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (19%) · ■ Other work 32 (5%) · ■ Marginal 365 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Jagdishpur 1,708 people - Baraudhi 1,696 people - Dharampur 1,672 people - Masira 1,653 people - Palma 1,533 people - Baijnathnagar 1,522 people - Darripara 1,470 people - Sudamanagar 1,397 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkoli Naya? 497235 - How far is Karkoli Naya from Ambikapur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Karkoli Naya? 1,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkoli Naya in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karkoli Naya? 60.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/karkoli-naya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.