Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Karekatta Karekatta is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495660. The 2011 Census counted 1,423 people in 266 households, the 18th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,423 people (2011) - 266 households - 66.9% literacy - 495660 PIN code ## Karekatta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karekatta is 495660. Karekatta falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495660 - Gram panchayat Karekatta - Community development block Koyalibeda - Census village code 448279 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karekatta from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 148 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karekatta? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karekatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karekatta known for? About 44% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karekatta Of every 100 households in Karekatta in 2011, 65 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karekatta · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 58% - Toilet within the home 15% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 78% - Tap water 34% 6% - Drinking water within premises 5% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 50% 42% - Television 24% 24% - Mobile phone 19% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 17% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karekatta? ■ Karekatta · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 848 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1086 981 - Working population 42.1% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 451 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 129 (22%) · ■ Marginal 11 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur - Sham Nagar 1,517 people - Chandipur 1,514 people - Balrampur 1,447 people - Jaipur 1,428 people - Jaishri Nagar 1,289 people - Barda 1,271 people - Janki Nagar 1,268 people - Partapur 1,266 people All 301 villages in Pakhanjur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karekatta? 495660 - How far is Karekatta from Kanker? 148 km by road - What is the population of Karekatta? 1,423 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karekatta in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Karekatta? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/karekatta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.