# Karkel Village, Rania, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Rania, Khunti 

# Karkel

Karkel is a village in Rania sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 145 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 789people (2011)
- 145households
- 52.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Karkel PIN code and other codes

Karkel falls in Rania sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKhatkhura
- Community development blockRania
- Census village code375026

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

## How far is Karkel from nearby towns?

- Rania (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)77 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)77 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 Karkel?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karkel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Torpa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Karkel known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Karkel

Of every 100 households in Karkel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkel · ■ Rania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****8%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****94%**

**73%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Karkel?

■ Karkel · ■ Rania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1274**

**975

Working population ****64.5%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 44.1% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 486 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Rania

- Manhatu924 people
- Kotanger863 people
- Raniyan862 people
- Belsiyangarh831 people
- Token743 people
- Tutikel729 people
- Doengar668 people
- Loa664 people

[All 67 villages in Rania](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/rania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkel from Khunti?77 km by road
- What is the population of Karkel?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkel in?Khunti district (Rania sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkel?52.6% (Census 2011)