# Kartaj Village, Kareli, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kareli, Narsimhapur 

# Kartaj

Kartaj is a village in Kareli sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 198 households**, the 60th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 863people (2011)
- 198households
- 74.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Kartaj PIN code and other codes

Kartaj falls in Kareli sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKareli
- Census village code491357

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

## How far is Kartaj from nearby towns?

- Kareli (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)10 km by road
- Narsimhapur (nearest town)10 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 Kartaj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kartaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sinhpur Bada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narsimhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kartaj known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Kartaj

Of every 100 households in Kartaj in 2011, 91 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kartaj · ■ Kareli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**64%

Tap water ****45%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**40%

Television ****35%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**42%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 Kartaj?

■ Kartaj · ■ Kareli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**936

Working population ****53.1%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (74%) · **■** Other work 53 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Kareli

- Piparha921 people
- Bikor913 people
- Janor910 people
- Surgi894 people
- Bagdari857 people
- Jowa823 people
- Khiriya809 people
- Paloha799 people

[All 147 villages in Kareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kartaj from Narsimhapur?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kartaj?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kartaj in?Narsimhapur district (Kareli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kartaj?74.5% (Census 2011)