Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Karpa Karpa is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,018 people in 353 households, the 11th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,018 people (2011) - 353 households - 71.8% literacy - 959 females per 1,000 males ## Karpa PIN code and other codes Karpa falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bankhedi - Census village code 487943 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Karpa from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ) 110 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Karpa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bankhedi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pipariya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karpa known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 87% of the 997 hectares of village land is sown, and 680 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Karpa Of every 100 households in Karpa in 2011, 68 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karpa · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 59% - Toilet within the home 70% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 74% - Tap water 2% 11% - Drinking water within premises 29% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 29% 27% - Television 26% 24% - Mobile phone 58% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 27% 16% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 17% 36% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Karpa? ■ Karpa · ■ Bankhedi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.8% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 931 - Working population 39.0% 43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 426 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 291 (37%) · ■ Other work 31 (4%) · ■ Marginal 40 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi - Machhera Kalan 2,529 people - Anhai 2,439 people - Dumar 2,194 people - Padrai Thakur 2,060 people - Rahatwada 1,853 people - Junheta 1,826 people - Purena Kalan 1,806 people - Kapuri 1,789 people All 125 villages in Bankhedi ## Quick answers - How far is Karpa from Hoshangabad? 110 km by road - What is the population of Karpa? 2,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karpa in? Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karpa? 71.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/karpa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.