# Karola Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Karola

Karola is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 78 households**, the 37th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 444people (2011)
- 78households
- 53.1%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Karola PIN code and other codes

Karola falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457757

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

## How far is Karola from nearby towns?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Maharajpur (nearest town)22 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 Karola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gdhimalhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Karola known for?

The main crops are **wheat and chana**. About 64% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Karola

Of every 100 households in Karola in 2011, 58 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karola · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karola?

■ Karola · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**891

Working population ****49.8%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 44.4% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 184 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (15%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** 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 Maharajpur

- Lahar711 people
- Matodha Chauhan703 people
- Putari644 people
- Bhirota543 people
- Natuwa409 people
- Madari391 people
- Suda388 people
- Imiliya142 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karola from Chhatarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karola?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karola in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karola?53.1% (Census 2011)