# Karkat Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Karkat

Karkat is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835214**. The 2011 Census counted **3,835 people in 754 households**, the 5th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,835people (2011)
- 754households
- 63.1%literacy
- 835214PIN code

## Karkat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkat is 835214.** Karkat falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835214
- Gram panchayatKarkat
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374257

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

## How far is Karkat from nearby towns?

- Chanho (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)32 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 Karkat?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karkat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Karkat known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 82% of the 547 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 Karkat

Of every 100 households in Karkat in 2011, 66 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karkat · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****81%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

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 Karkat?

■ Karkat · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**953

Working population ****40.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 496 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 781 (51%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (7%) · **■** Marginal 148 (10%)

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 Chanho

- Patratu5,941 people
- Balsokra5,518 people
- Choreya4,994 people
- Lundri3,935 people
- Chama3,622 people
- Pondri3,519 people
- Tangar3,058 people
- Hutar2,982 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkat?835214
- How far is Karkat from Ranchi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Karkat?3,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkat in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkat?63.1% (Census 2011)