# Karkin Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Paithan, Aurangabad 

# Karkin

Karkin is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431105**. The 2011 Census counted **3,338 people in 663 households**, the 18th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 3,338people (2011)
- 663households
- 75.2%literacy
- 431105PIN code

## Karkin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkin is 431105.** Karkin falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code431105
- Community development blockPaithan
- Census village code549479

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

## How far is Karkin from nearby towns?

- Paithan (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Paithan (nearest town)25 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 Karkin?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Karkin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paithan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paithan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paithan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Karkin known for?

About 93% of the 1,516 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,365 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 Karkin

Of every 100 households in Karkin in 2011, 49 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karkin · ■ Paithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****48%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****22%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Karkin?

■ Karkin · ■ Paithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**867

Working population ****54.1%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 63.9% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 756 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 710 (39%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 148 (8%) · **■** Marginal 158 (9%)

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 Paithan

- Wahegaon4,217 people
- Ektuni3,669 people
- Kekat Jalgaon3,517 people
- Hiradpuri3,397 people
- Takali Ambad3,265 people
- Kadethan Bk.3,232 people
- Ranjangaon Khuri3,199 people
- Rahatgaon3,014 people

[All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkin?431105
- How far is Karkin from Aurangabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karkin?3,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkin in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karkin?75.2% (Census 2011)