# Karpa Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Karpa

Karpa is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 241 households**, the 73rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 983people (2011)
- 241households
- 48.1%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Karpa PIN code and other codes

Karpa falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501077

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

## How far is Karpa from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (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 Karpa?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 14 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 Karpa known for?

About 14% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Karpa

Of every 100 households in Karpa in 2011, 33 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karpa · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karpa?

■ Karpa · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**957

Working population ****54.4%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 509 (95%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Chandaura1,001 people
- Chhakata996 people
- Masiyari989 people
- Hudraha984 people
- Uchehara974 people
- Uphari959 people
- Dhaneda933 people
- Jhara928 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karpa from Shahdol?16 km by road
- What is the population of Karpa?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karpa in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karpa?48.1% (Census 2011)