# Kara Village, Dharni, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharni, Amravati 

# Kara

Kara is a village in Dharni sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 254 households**, the 40th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,371people (2011)
- 254households
- 74.9%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Kara PIN code and other codes

Kara falls in Dharni sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDharni
- Census village code531528

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

## How far is Kara from nearby towns?

- Dharni (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)132 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)73 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 Kara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusumkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kara known for?

About 67% of the 517 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Kara

Of every 100 households in Kara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kara · ■ Dharni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**28%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**35%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****72%**

**62%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kara?

■ Kara · ■ Dharni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**957

Working population ****33.0%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 35% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (35%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (17%) · **■** Marginal 129 (29%)

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 Dharni

- Chatwabod1,416 people
- Diya1,406 people
- Berdabhuru1,388 people
- Ranitamboli1,385 people
- Nanduri1,307 people
- Duni1,306 people
- Dhakarmal1,298 people
- Dhulghat1,287 people

[All 156 villages in Dharni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dharni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kara from Amravati?132 km by road
- What is the population of Kara?1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kara in?Amravati district (Dharni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kara?74.9% (Census 2011)