# Karika Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Karika

Karika is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 90 households**, the 54th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 481people (2011)
- 90households
- 45.4%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Karika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karika is 835216.** Karika falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatSawaniya
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377137

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

## How far is Karika from nearby towns?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Paschimi Singhbhum (district HQ)65 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)35 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 Karika?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National 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 · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Charewasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Karika known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Karika

Of every 100 households in Karika in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karika · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**49%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**37%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 Karika?

■ Karika · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653**

**994

Working population ****21.8%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 27.9% for women. 33% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 98 (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 Bandgaon

- Indrua513 people
- Nawada512 people
- Kaika485 people
- Lota485 people
- Bistampada480 people
- Gundui467 people
- Lupungkel456 people
- Khairhuri446 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karika?835216
- How far is Karika from Paschimi Singhbhum?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karika?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karika in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karika?45.4% (Census 2011)