# Karkata Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Karkata

Karkata is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 45 households**, the 130th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 237people (2011)
- 45households
- 36.3%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Karkata PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatSawaniya
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377143

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?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)71 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)31 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kudadi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 2 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**. 

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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkata · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karkata?

■ Karkata · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**54.5%

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

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**994

Working population ****70.0%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 18.9% for women. 73% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (28%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 104 (63%)

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

- Karudih239 people
- Rajbijaypur239 people
- Sinko238 people
- Baredih237 people
- Chhotakesel235 people
- Kita235 people
- Tupdang233 people
- Kita231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkata?835216
- How far is Karkata from Chaibasa?71 km by road
- What is the population of Karkata?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkata in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkata?36.3% (Census 2011)