# Kargaon Bk. Village, Korpana, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Korpana, Chandrapur 

# Kargaon Bk.

Kargaon Bk. is a village in Korpana sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 58 households**, the 84th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 257people (2011)
- 58households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Kargaon Bk. PIN code and other codes

Kargaon Bk. falls in Korpana sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKorpana
- Census village code541617

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

## How far is Kargaon Bk. from nearby towns?

- Korpana (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)73 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)36 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 Kargaon Bk.?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kargaon Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanoliwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korpana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kargaon Bk. known for?

About 68% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Kargaon Bk.

Of every 100 households in Kargaon Bk. in 2011, 76 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kargaon Bk. · ■ Korpana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**75%

Use banking services ****52%**

**66%

Television ****16%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**87%

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 Kargaon Bk.?

■ Kargaon Bk. · ■ Korpana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**949

Working population ****51.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 57 (44%)

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 Korpana

- Navegaon301 people
- Tulsi295 people
- Asan Bk.269 people
- Chopan258 people
- Kothoda Kh.224 people
- Raipur216 people
- Kukalbodi213 people
- Koradi199 people

[All 110 villages in Korpana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/korpana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kargaon Bk. from Chandrapur?73 km by road
- What is the population of Kargaon Bk.?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kargaon Bk. in?Chandrapur district (Korpana sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kargaon Bk.?79.4% (Census 2011)