# Karkara Village, Khilchipur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khilchipur, Rajgarh 

# Karkara

Karkara is a village in Khilchipur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 107 households**, the 130th largest of 317 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 445people (2011)
- 107households
- 44.5%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Karkara PIN code and other codes

Karkara falls in Khilchipur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhilchipur
- Census village code479127

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

## How far is Karkara from nearby towns?

- Khilchipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)20 km by road
- Khilchipur (nearest town)5 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 Karkara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Karkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Karkara known for?

The main crops are **jawar, makka and urad**. About 60% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Karkara

Of every 100 households in Karkara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karkara · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**43%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**56%

Own their home ****45%**

**98%

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 Karkara?

■ Karkara · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**945

Working population ****55.7%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 34.6% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (8%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 107 (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 Khilchipur

- Dhamaniya448 people
- Singanpur448 people
- Khokheda447 people
- Madanpura447 people
- Koyla439 people
- Ghata Khedi436 people
- Bargulya430 people
- Chamari428 people

[All 335 villages in Khilchipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkara from Rajgarh?20 km by road
- What is the population of Karkara?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkara in?Rajgarh district (Khilchipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkara?44.5% (Census 2011)