# Karap Village, Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Karap

Karap is a village in Narharpur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,089 people in 248 households**, the 36th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 1,089people (2011)
- 248households
- 68.1%literacy
- 494335PIN code

## Karap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karap is 494335.** Karap falls in Narharpur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494335
- Gram panchayatKarap
- Community development blockSarana
- Census village code447980

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

## How far is Karap from nearby towns?

- Narharpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)11 km by road
- Kanker (nearest town)11 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 Karap?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarona
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Karap known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 62% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Karap

Of every 100 households in Karap in 2011, 77 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karap · ■ Narharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**57%

Television ****31%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Karap?

■ Karap · ■ Narharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**962

Working population ****59.1%**

**57.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (20%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 86 (13%) · **■** Marginal 266 (41%)

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 Narharpur

- Lendara1,182 people
- Ghotiyawahi1,165 people
- Sainmunda1,140 people
- Deodongar1,108 people
- Naudabari1,077 people
- Hatkacharama1,058 people
- Salhebhat1,041 people
- Daldali1,035 people

[All 118 villages in Narharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karap?494335
- How far is Karap from Kanker?11 km by road
- What is the population of Karap?1,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karap in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Narharpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karap?68.1% (Census 2011)
