# Karkata Village, Untari Road, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Untari Road, Palamu 

# Karkata

Karkata is a village in Untari Road sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,962 people in 405 households**, the 9th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 1,962people (2011)
- 405households
- 67.6%literacy
- 822116PIN code

## Karkata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkata is 822116.** Karkata falls in Untari Road sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822116
- Gram panchayatKarkata
- Community development blockUntari Road
- Census village code365735

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?

- Untari Road (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bishrampur (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rehla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bishrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Karkata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkata · ■ Untari Road rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**33%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Untari Road rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**937

Working population ****82.7%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 47.9% for women. 83% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,507 (93%)

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 Untari Road

- Joga2,270 people
- Panrepura2,238 people
- Sirha2,110 people
- Deodanr2,034 people
- Jamdiha1,790 people
- Semri1,715 people
- Checharia1,393 people
- Bhaduma1,277 people

[All 27 villages in Untari Road](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/untari-road/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkata?822116
- How far is Karkata from Medininagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Karkata?1,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkata in?Palamu district (Untari Road sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkata?67.6% (Census 2011)