# Karot Village, Namhol, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Namhol, Bilaspur 

# Karot

Karot is a village in Namhol sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 163 households**, the 4th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 797people (2011)
- 163households
- 85.7%literacy
- 174001PIN code

## Karot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karot is 174001.** Karot falls in Namhol sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174001
- Community development blockBilaspur Sadar
- Census village code019841

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

## How far is Karot from nearby towns?

- Namhol (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)26 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 Karot?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Karot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rani Kotla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jatwala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jatwala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Karot known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 23% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Karot

Of every 100 households in Karot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karot · ■ Namhol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**34%

Tap water ****53%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**32%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****97%**

**83%

Television ****89%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karot?

■ Karot · ■ Namhol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**971

Working population ****57.7%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 81.8% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (29%) · **■** Marginal 167 (36%)

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 Namhol

- Niharkhan Basla1,123 people
- Siyohla1,080 people
- Sosan871 people
- Malokhar749 people
- Bholi735 people
- Chhakoh702 people
- Ghayal700 people

[All 117 villages in Namhol](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/namhol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karot?174001
- How far is Karot from Bilaspur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Karot?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karot in?Bilaspur district (Namhol sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karot?85.7% (Census 2011)