# Karigahan Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Karigahan

Karigahan is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 105 households**, the 221st largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 453people (2011)
- 105households
- 70.2%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Karigahan PIN code and other codes

Karigahan falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMawai
- Census village code493447

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

## How far is Karigahan from nearby towns?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)78 km by road
- Bichhiya (nearest town)28 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 Karigahan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karigahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Karigahan known for?

About 55% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karigahan

Of every 100 households in Karigahan in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karigahan · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**53%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Karigahan?

■ Karigahan · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**975

Working population ****61.1%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 59.9% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 103 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (13%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 133 (48%)

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 Bichhiya

- Rahangi F.V.464 people
- Tikariya459 people
- Bhimori Urf Kukchi Sarai458 people
- Deogaon F.V.457 people
- Raughat Mal.453 people
- Khamhariya Mal.451 people
- Kewlari450 people
- Lohta F.V.450 people

[All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karigahan from Mandla?78 km by road
- What is the population of Karigahan?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karigahan in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karigahan?70.2% (Census 2011)