Village · Bishunpura, Garhwa # Karkachia Karkachia is a village in Bishunpura sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822128. The 2011 Census counted 256 people in 49 households, the 22nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 256 people (2011) - 49 households - 52.9% literacy - 822128 PIN code ## Karkachia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Karkachia is 822128. Karkachia falls in Bishunpura sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822128 - Gram panchayat Patihari - Community development block Bishunpura - Census village code 347414 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karkachia from nearby towns? - Bishunpura (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ) 40 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karkachia? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Karkachia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ramna - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nagaruntari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karkachia known for? The main crops are rice. About 10% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karkachia Of every 100 households in Karkachia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karkachia · ■ Bishunpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 4% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 94% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 2% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 31% 45% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 20% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 24% 34% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karkachia? ■ Karkachia · ■ Bishunpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.9% 55.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 816 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 643 1017 - Working population 57.0% 41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.1% for men and 35.1% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (16%) · ■ Marginal 121 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bishunpura - Jogiral Khurd 386 people - Bataua 322 people - Dar 293 people - Majhioanwan 278 people - Sondiha 250 people - Darjia 209 people - Deogurwa 195 people - Kamta 132 people All 29 villages in Bishunpura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkachia? 822128 - How far is Karkachia from Garhwa? 40 km by road - What is the population of Karkachia? 256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkachia in? Garhwa district (Bishunpura sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Karkachia? 52.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/bishunpura/karkachia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.