# Karkapal Village, Durgkondal – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Karkapal

Karkapal is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494669**. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 122 households**, the 18th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 763people (2011)
- 122households
- 40.5%literacy
- 494669PIN code

## Karkapal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494669
- Gram panchayatKodekurse
- Community development blockDurgkondal
- Census village code447710

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

## How far is Karkapal from nearby towns?

- Durgkondal (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)93 km by road
- Bhanupratappur (nearest town)22 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 Karkapal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karkapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodekurse
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhanupratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Karkapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 43% of the 907 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 Karkapal

Of every 100 households in Karkapal in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkapal · ■ Durgkondal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**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 ****8%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karkapal?

■ Karkapal · ■ Durgkondal rural average

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

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**972

Working population ****61.6%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.9% for men and 27.3% for women. 67% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (19%) · **■** Marginal 158 (34%)

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

- Pachangi819 people
- Barheli815 people
- Tarhul791 people
- Medo771 people
- Godpal752 people
- Parrekodo742 people
- Karramad729 people
- Bhandardigi722 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkapal?494669
- How far is Karkapal from Kanker?93 km by road
- What is the population of Karkapal?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkapal in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkapal?40.5% (Census 2011)