# Karkapur Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Karkapur

Karkapur is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,323 people in 281 households**, the 48th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,323people (2011)
- 281households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Karkapur PIN code and other codes

Karkapur falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536768

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

## How far is Karkapur from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)44 km by road
- Tumsar (nearest town)12 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 Karkapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Hardoli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Karkapur known for?

About 91% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Karkapur

Of every 100 households in Karkapur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karkapur · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****80%**

**52%

Television ****47%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

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 Karkapur?

■ Karkapur · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**953

Working population ****55.6%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 243 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (19%) · **■** Other work 46 (6%) · **■** Marginal 308 (42%)

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 Tumsar

- Balapur Hamesha1,391 people
- Paraswada1,389 people
- Temani1,360 people
- Sukali Nakul1,335 people
- Wahani1,314 people
- Pawanara1,276 people
- Davezari1,258 people
- Hingana1,252 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkapur from Bhandara?44 km by road
- What is the population of Karkapur?1,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkapur in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karkapur?81.9% (Census 2011)