# Karitalai Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Karitalai

Karitalai is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 61 households**, the 170th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 294people (2011)
- 61households
- 77.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Karitalai PIN code and other codes

Karitalai falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484324

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

## How far is Karitalai from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)67 km by road
- Obedullaganj (nearest town)13 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 Karitalai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karitalai; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obedullaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Karitalai known for?

About 88% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Karitalai

Of every 100 households in Karitalai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karitalai · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

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

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****52%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Karitalai?

■ Karitalai · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**927

Working population ****46.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 66.4% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (34%) · **■** Other work 21 (15%) · **■** Marginal 38 (28%)

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 Goharganj

- Ghana302 people
- Khodra302 people
- Ikalwada300 people
- Chormau299 people
- Pahad Khedi283 people
- Nagri280 people
- Chandla Khedi279 people
- Dhabla274 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karitalai from Raisen?67 km by road
- What is the population of Karitalai?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karitalai in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karitalai?77.3% (Census 2011)