# Karkata Village, Majhiaon, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Majhiaon, Garhwa 

# Karkata

Karkata is a village in Majhiaon sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 206 households**, the 16th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 206households
- 65.4%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Karkata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkata is 822114.** Karkata falls in Majhiaon sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatMorwe
- Community development blockMajhiaon
- Census village code347352

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

## How far is Karkata from nearby towns?

- Majhiaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)40 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town)20 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 Karkata?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhiaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Karkata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Karkata

Of every 100 households in Karkata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkata · ■ Majhiaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****68%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**100%

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 Karkata?

■ Karkata · ■ Majhiaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**925

Working population ****30.1%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (16%) · **■** Marginal 289 (80%)

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 Majhiaon

- Chandna1,579 people
- Talasbaria1,513 people
- Burhi Khar1,451 people
- Adhaura1,302 people
- Majhganwandube Bhataulia1,144 people
- Sakarkoni1,097 people
- Ranitali1,072 people
- Ghurua Khurd1,058 people

[All 47 villages in Majhiaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/majhiaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkata?822114
- How far is Karkata from Garhwa?40 km by road
- What is the population of Karkata?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkata in?Garhwa district (Majhiaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkata?65.4% (Census 2011)