# Karahi Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/karahi/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Karahi Karahi is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,807 people in 1,235 households**, the 1st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 5,807people (2011) - 1,235households - 81.2%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Karahi PIN code and other codes Karahi falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code477018 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karahi from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)75 km by road - Maheshwar (nearest town)30 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 Karahi? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Karahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Karahi known for? About 79% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Karahi Of every 100 households in Karahi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karahi · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****53%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **81% Tap water ****73%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **87% Use banking services ****46%** **28% Television ****60%** **31% Mobile phone ****59%** **36% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **46% Own their home ****78%** **92% 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 Karahi? ■ Karahi · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **933 Working population ****35.4%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 910 (44%) · **■** Marginal 600 (29%) 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 Maheshwar - Dhargoan5,105 people - Choti Khargone4,978 people - Choli4,904 people - Pipliya Bujurg3,567 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karahi from Khargone?75 km by road - What is the population of Karahi?5,807 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karahi in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karahi?81.2% (Census 2011)