# Karge Village, Khunti, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Khunti, Khunti 

# Karge

Karge is a village in Khunti sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 76 households**, the 82nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 406people (2011)
- 76households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Karge PIN code and other codes

Karge falls in Khunti sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSiladon
- Community development blockKhunti
- Census village code375261

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

## How far is Karge from nearby towns?

- Khunti (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)21 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)21 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 Karge?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karge; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Karge known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 62% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Karge

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

■ Karge · ■ Khunti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**23%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Karge?

■ Karge · ■ Khunti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**984

Working population ****32.8%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 50.3% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (53%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 56 (42%)

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 Khunti

- Katud448 people
- Chiruhatu445 people
- Sodag442 people
- Idri414 people
- Maranghatu405 people
- Chukru382 people
- Pirihatu372 people
- Dabgana370 people

[All 148 villages in Khunti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/khunti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karge from Khunti?21 km by road
- What is the population of Karge?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karge in?Khunti district (Khunti sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karge?67.1% (Census 2011)