# Karkota Village, Sihawal, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihawal, Sidhi 

# Karkota

Karkota is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 54 households**, the 197th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 355people (2011)
- 54households
- 59.2%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Karkota PIN code and other codes

Karkota falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihawal
- Census village code502904

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

## How far is Karkota from nearby towns?

- Sihawal (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)68 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 Karkota?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karkota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sihawal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sidhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Karkota known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 15% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Karkota

Of every 100 households in Karkota in 2011, 28 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkota · ■ Sihawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**39%

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 Karkota?

■ Karkota · ■ Sihawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**917

Working population ****27.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 45.7% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 44 (45%)

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 Sihawal

- Rajdiha376 people
- Sajwani Kalan364 people
- Paigma Viran363 people
- Mahua Bandh359 people
- Pipra355 people
- Hauda Bandh352 people
- Amra342 people
- Sarkhaniha328 people

[All 313 villages in Sihawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/sihawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkota from Sidhi?68 km by road
- What is the population of Karkota?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkota in?Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Karkota?59.2% (Census 2011)