# Karkata Village, Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Karkata

Karkata is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825318**. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 120 households**, the 105th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 510people (2011)
- 120households
- 50.3%literacy
- 825318PIN code

## Karkata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkata is 825318.** Karkata falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825318
- Gram panchayatPurbapani
- Community development blockBaharagora
- Census village code364813

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?

- Bahragora (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)78 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bahragora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Karkata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkata · ■ Baharagora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**78%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**21%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****96%**

**57%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

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 · ■ Baharagora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**944

Working population ****55.7%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 40.7% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 263 (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 Baharagora

- Kutigram521 people
- Dharishol518 people
- Koshtarua518 people
- Pani Para513 people
- Nandhnashol510 people
- Ghaghra500 people
- Ghas Pada497 people
- Purna Pani494 people

[All 451 villages in Baharagora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkata?825318
- How far is Karkata from Jamshedpur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Karkata?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkata in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkata?50.3% (Census 2011)