# Karkata Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Karkata

Karkata is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835221**. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 111 households**, the 70th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 533people (2011)
- 111households
- 66.0%literacy
- 835221PIN code

## Karkata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkata is 835221.** Karkata falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835221
- Gram panchayatHurwa
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code373999

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?

- Ranchi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)30 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhurwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mesra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tupudana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Karkata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 77% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karkata · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****54%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**1000

Working population ****55.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 54.7% for women. 53% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Namkum

- Hoenjan601 people
- Kharsidag599 people
- Tunju545 people
- Saparom544 people
- Dundigarha520 people
- Harhap516 people
- Sorha481 people
- Rurungkocha427 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkata?835221
- How far is Karkata from Ranchi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karkata?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkata in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkata?66.0% (Census 2011)