# Karkada Village, Kukshi, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kukshi, Dhar 

# Karkada

Karkada is a village in Kukshi sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,448 people in 275 households**, the 75th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.8%.

- 1,448people (2011)
- 275households
- 38.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Karkada PIN code and other codes

Karkada falls in Kukshi sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBagh
- Census village code475397

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

## How far is Karkada from nearby towns?

- Kukshi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)100 km by road
- Kukshi (nearest town)18 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 Karkada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karkada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kukshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Karkada known for?

About 48% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Karkada

Of every 100 households in Karkada in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karkada · ■ Kukshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**75%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**14%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****5%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**56%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Karkada?

■ Karkada · ■ Kukshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.7%**

**47.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**957

Working population ****47.8%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 32.5% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 496 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (15%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 79 (11%)

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 Kukshi

- Magarda1,514 people
- Jaminyapura1,506 people
- Badgaon1,481 people
- Dhodhardi1,475 people
- Undali1,444 people
- Chiprata1,435 people
- Kharwa1,429 people
- Sulgaon1,429 people

[All 201 villages in Kukshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/kukshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkada from Dhar?100 km by road
- What is the population of Karkada?1,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkada in?Dhar district (Kukshi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkada?38.7% (Census 2011)