# Karra Village, Rajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Surguja 

# Karra

Karra is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,000 people in 523 households**, the 7th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.

- 2,000people (2011)
- 523households
- 60.7%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Karra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKarra
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code433262

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

## How far is Karra from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rajpur (nearest town)8 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 Karra?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Karra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhingo
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Karra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 57% of the 995 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Karra

Of every 100 households in Karra in 2011, 58 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karra · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****68%**

**67%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Karra?

■ Karra · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**54.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**974

Working population ****51.1%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 52.7% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (7%) · **■** Marginal 411 (40%)

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 Rajpur

- Parsagudi3,371 people
- Dhandhapur3,351 people
- Lau2,573 people
- Chaura2,240 people
- Badauli1,998 people
- Budha Bagicha1,964 people
- Sewari1,934 people
- Paraswar Kalan1,922 people

[All 86 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karra?497118
- How far is Karra from Ambikapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Karra?2,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karra in?Surguja district (Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karra?60.7% (Census 2011)