Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi
# Karlapita

Karlapita is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766036. The 2011 Census counted 687 people in 151 households, the 62nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.
- 687 people (2011)
- 151 households
- 53.4% literacy
- 766036 PIN code

## Karlapita PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karlapita is 766036. Karlapita falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- PIN code 766036
- Gram panchayat Gurjung
- Community development block Bhawanipatna
- Census village code 423591

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karlapita from nearby towns?
- Kegaon (sub-district HQ) 47 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Khariar Road (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karlapita?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Borda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karlapita known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and onion. About 80% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karlapita

Of every 100 households in Karlapita in 2011, 11 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karlapita · ■ Kegaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 16%
- Toilet within the home 6% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 95%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 48% 29%
- Television 11% 8%
- Mobile phone 38% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 17% 36%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karlapita?

■ Karlapita · ■ Kegaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.4% 54.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1082 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 943
- Working population 57.2% 49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 40.1% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 119 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (4%) · ■ Other work 70 (18%) · ■ Marginal 187 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kegaon
- Kuhura 735 people
- Chandanpur 718 people
- Goikela 712 people
- Phatamunda 703 people
- Kendupati 681 people
- Nuapada 679 people
- Kholpala 671 people
- Meramahul 650 people

All 108 villages in Kegaon

## Other places named Karlapita
- Karlapita · Village, Balangir, Balangir · 1,302 people
- Karlapita · Village, Titlagarh, Balangir · 535 people
- Karlapita · Village, Balangir, Balangir · 281 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karlapita? 766036
- How far is Karlapita from Bhawanipatna? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Karlapita? 687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karlapita in? Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karlapita? 53.4% (Census 2011)

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