# Karka Village, Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Karka

Karka is a village in Ichagarh sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 175 households**, the 45th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 770people (2011)
- 175households
- 55.8%literacy
- 832403PIN code

## Karka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karka is 832403.** Karka falls in Ichagarh sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832403
- Gram panchayatMaisara
- Community development blockIchagarh
- Census village code378927

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

## How far is Karka from nearby towns?

- Ichagarh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)52 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 Karka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Chandil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Karka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Karka

Of every 100 households in Karka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karka · ■ Ichagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Karka?

■ Karka · ■ Ichagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**955

Working population ****48.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 36.7% for women. 46% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (10%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 270 (73%)

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 Ichagarh

- Hutup805 people
- Kundrilang801 people
- Salukdih787 people
- Rugri774 people
- Basahatu767 people
- Atargram754 people
- Bora742 people
- Patpur734 people

[All 110 villages in Ichagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/ichagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karka?832403
- How far is Karka from Sarikela-Kharswana?60 km by road
- What is the population of Karka?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karka in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Ichagarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karka?55.8% (Census 2011)