# Karpa Village, Pushparajgarh, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur 

# Karpa

Karpa is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,766 people in 445 households**, the 12th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,766people (2011)
- 445households
- 58.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Karpa PIN code and other codes

Karpa falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPushparajgarh
- Census village code502102

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

## How far is Karpa from nearby towns?

- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Anuppur (nearest town)65 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 Karpa?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Karpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Karpa known for?

About 54% of the 956 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 Karpa

Of every 100 households in Karpa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karpa · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**78%

Television ****9%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**63%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

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 Karpa?

■ Karpa · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**953

Working population ****59.3%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 48.6% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (27%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (9%) · **■** Marginal 325 (31%)

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 Pushparajgarh

- Jarhi1,818 people
- Karaundi1,807 people
- Bhejari1,794 people
- Koylari1,777 people
- Bijaura1,754 people
- Ledhara1,740 people
- Nougawan1,728 people
- Kachhra Tola1,713 people

[All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/pushparajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karpa from Anuppur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karpa?1,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karpa in?Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karpa?58.6% (Census 2011)