# Karkar Village, Dasamantapur, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dasamantapur, Koraput 

# Karkar

Karkar is a village in Dasamantapur sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764028**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 36 households**, the 92nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%.

- 128people (2011)
- 36households
- 60.9%literacy
- 764028PIN code

## Karkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkar is 764028.** Karkar falls in Dasamantapur sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764028
- Gram panchayatDasamantapur
- Community development blockDasamantapur
- Census village code428441

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

## How far is Karkar from nearby towns?

- Dasamantapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)44 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 Karkar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koraput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Karkar known for?

The main crops are **oil seeds, maize and ragi**. About 71% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Karkar

Of every 100 households in Karkar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkar · ■ Dasamantapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**9%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****64%**

**72%

Own their home ****89%**

**97%

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 Karkar?

■ Karkar · ■ Dasamantapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**41.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1560**

**1049

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3333**

**983

Working population ****61.7%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.9% for women. 74% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 70 (89%)

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 Dasamantapur

- Talaratabandha146 people
- Bijamara144 people
- Kirambo136 people
- Mandiaguda134 people
- Gaudramji124 people
- Tengrasil119 people
- Chandeipadar117 people
- Kapasigura115 people

[All 124 villages in Dasamantapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/dasamantapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkar?764028
- How far is Karkar from Koraput?56 km by road
- What is the population of Karkar?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkar in?Koraput district (Dasamantapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karkar?60.9% (Census 2011)