# Karel Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Karel

Karel is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 112 households**, the 73rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 505people (2011)
- 112households
- 78.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Karel PIN code and other codes

Karel falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495369

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

## How far is Karel from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)47 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 Karel?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Karel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ulhawadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Karel known for?

About 92% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Karel

Of every 100 households in Karel in 2011, 77 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karel · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**47%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Karel?

■ Karel · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****54.7%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (35%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** 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 Bichhua

- Silota Kala521 people
- Bichhawi517 people
- Jaitpur512 people
- Ambaziri Khurd509 people
- Kapurkheda498 people
- Bachchakuhi494 people
- Singardip493 people
- Khairri Khurd491 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karel from Chhindwara?47 km by road
- What is the population of Karel?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karel in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karel?78.1% (Census 2011)