Village · Samri, Surguja # Karkali Purva Karkali Purva is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497224. The 2011 Census counted 454 people in 96 households, the 88th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 454 people (2011) - 96 households - 68.9% literacy - 497224 PIN code ## Karkali Purva PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karkali Purva is 497224. Karkali Purva falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497224 - Gram panchayat Karkali Pashachim - Community development block Kusmi - Census village code 432367 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karkali Purva from nearby towns? - Kusmi (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 100 km by road - Kusmi (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karkali Purva? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Karkali Purva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kusmi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kusmi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kusmi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karkali Purva known for? About 27% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karkali Purva Of every 100 households in Karkali Purva in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karkali Purva · ■ Samri rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 16% - Toilet within the home 1% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 98% - Tap water 64% 4% - Drinking water within premises 2% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 52% 39% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 6% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 33% 66% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karkali Purva? ■ Karkali Purva · ■ Samri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.9% 55.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 735 994 - Working population 26.9% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 54.8% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (12%) · ■ Other work 8 (7%) · ■ Marginal 62 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Samri - Nawadih Khurd 493 people - Mahuwa Toli 482 people - Pakardih 472 people - Bhawanipur 459 people - Kasedi 449 people - Kewjhar 435 people - Sukhari 432 people - Bairdih Khurd 431 people All 105 villages in Samri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkali Purva? 497224 - How far is Karkali Purva from Ambikapur? 100 km by road - What is the population of Karkali Purva? 454 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkali Purva in? Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karkali Purva? 68.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/karkali-purva/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.