# Karela Village, Barhi, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhi, Katni 

# Karela

Karela is a village in Barhi sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,741 people in 970 households**, the 8th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 3,741people (2011)
- 970households
- 67.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Karela PIN code and other codes

Karela falls in Barhi sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBadwara
- Census village code488316

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

## How far is Karela from nearby towns?

- Barhi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)68 km by road
- Barhi (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 Karela?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Karela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Barhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Karela known for?

About 47% of the 874 hectares of village land is sown, and 373 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 Karela

Of every 100 households in Karela in 2011, 24 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karela · ■ Barhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karela?

■ Karela · ■ Barhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**945

Working population ****49.6%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 53.7% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 874 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 802 (43%)

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 Barhi

- Kuthiya Mahgawan4,233 people
- Khitauli4,128 people
- Bichpura3,969 people
- Karaundi Khurd3,772 people
- Salaiya Sihora3,407 people
- Kuwan3,220 people
- Bujbuja3,022 people
- Jaguwa2,836 people

[All 50 villages in Barhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/barhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karela from Katni?68 km by road
- What is the population of Karela?3,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karela in?Katni district (Barhi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karela?67.3% (Census 2011)