# Karka Bk. Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Karka Bk.

Karka Bk. is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 72 households**, the 66th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 401people (2011)
- 72households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Karka Bk. PIN code and other codes

Karka Bk. falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539543

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

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

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)106 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)106 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 Karka Bk.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghotsur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○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 watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Karka Bk. known for?

About 10% of the 1,286 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Karka Bk.

Of every 100 households in Karka Bk. in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karka Bk. · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Karka Bk.?

■ Karka Bk. · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**970

Working population ****59.9%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 59 (25%)

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 Etapalli

- Ekara Kh.419 people
- Wateli409 people
- Kondawahi m408 people
- Parsalgondi405 people
- Tadguda397 people
- Fundi394 people
- Jajawandi393 people
- Wadsakala390 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karka Bk. from Gadchiroli?106 km by road
- What is the population of Karka Bk.?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karka Bk. in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karka Bk.?57.6% (Census 2011)