# Karkamaska Village, Biswanathpur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Biswanathpur, Kalahandi 

# Karkamaska

Karkamaska is a village in Biswanathpur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766020**. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 44 households**, the 36th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 203people (2011)
- 44households
- 5.4%literacy
- 766020PIN code

## Karkamaska PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkamaska is 766020.** Karkamaska falls in Biswanathpur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766020
- Gram panchayatBandhapari
- Community development blockLanjigarh
- Census village code423239

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

## How far is Karkamaska from nearby towns?

- Biswanathpur (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)62 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 Karkamaska?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Karkamaska; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gares
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishwanathapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Karkamaska known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and red gram**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Karkamaska

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

■ Karkamaska · ■ Biswanathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karkamaska?

■ Karkamaska · ■ Biswanathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****5.4%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1281**

**1059

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**975

Working population ****53.7%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 9.0% for men and 2.5% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (33%) · **■** Marginal 14 (13%)

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 Biswanathpur

- Balisara214 people
- Puniguda212 people
- Janbali208 people
- Kandha Bori205 people
- Gares196 people
- Dialbahali184 people
- Jabagaon184 people
- Kulanar178 people

[All 133 villages in Biswanathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/biswanathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkamaska?766020
- How far is Karkamaska from Bhawanipatna?60 km by road
- What is the population of Karkamaska?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkamaska in?Kalahandi district (Biswanathpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karkamaska?5.4% (Census 2011)