# Karaiya Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Karaiya

Karaiya is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 151 households**, the 58th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 739people (2011)
- 151households
- 51.8%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Karaiya PIN code and other codes

Karaiya falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494194

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

## How far is Karaiya from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)85 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)5 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 Karaiya?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Karaiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harrai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Karaiya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 44% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Karaiya

Of every 100 households in Karaiya in 2011, 28 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karaiya · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**72%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Karaiya?

■ Karaiya · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**954

Working population ****50.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 43.7% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 182 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (50%) · **■** 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 Harrai

- Bichua762 people
- Ankhawadi761 people
- Sajwa760 people
- Budhena751 people
- Gunguch730 people
- Basuriya Kalan724 people
- Sagoniya710 people
- Kachmara705 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karaiya from Chhindwara?85 km by road
- What is the population of Karaiya?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaiya in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karaiya?51.8% (Census 2011)