# Karkajhar, Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/karkajhar/

Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Karkajhar

Karkajhar is a village in [Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/) sub-district of [Uttar Bastar Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **75 people in 16 households**, the 144th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 75people (2011)
- 16households
- 25.0%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Karkajhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkajhar is 494669.** Karkajhar falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatSaradhumichgaon
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447777

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

## How far is Karkajhar from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)42 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 Karkajhar?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Karkajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhuski
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Durgukondal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Karkajhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 92% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karkajhar

Of every 100 households in Karkajhar 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.

■ Karkajhar · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**51%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Karkajhar?

■ Karkajhar · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.0%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**972

Working population ****65.3%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.7% for men and 11.5% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 48 (98%)

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 Durgkondal

- Murkagudoom93 people
- Garda81 people
- Kanapal81 people
- Sitalpur81 people
- Nalkasa71 people
- Juee55 people
- Halmaledi49 people
- Gumadi Chuwa46 people

[All 150 villages in Durgkondal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkajhar?494669
- How far is Karkajhar from Kanker?95 km by road
- What is the population of Karkajhar?75 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkajhar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkajhar?25.0% (Census 2011)