Village · Kinjirkela, Sundargarh
# Karuabahal

Karuabahal is a village in Kinjirkela sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code 770015. The 2011 Census counted 1,999 people in 533 households, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 1,999 people (2011)
- 533 households
- 62.7% literacy
- 770015 PIN code

## Karuabahal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karuabahal is 770015. Karuabahal falls in Kinjirkela sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.
- PIN code 770015
- Gram panchayat Bhandarkarua B
- Community development block Balisankara
- Census village code 383929

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

## How far is Karuabahal from nearby towns?
- Kinjirkela (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Sundargarh (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Karuabahal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Karuabahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kinjirkela
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sundargarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kerai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karuabahal known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nuts and black gram. About 62% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karuabahal

Of every 100 households in Karuabahal in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karuabahal · ■ Kinjirkela rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 12%
- Toilet within the home 2% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 24% 35%
- Television 8% 8%
- Mobile phone 7% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 23%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Karuabahal?

■ Karuabahal · ■ Kinjirkela rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.7% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1050 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1060 947
- Working population 31.7% 55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 57 (9%) · ■ Marginal 562 (89%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kinjirkela
- Beheradihi 2,649 people
- Sagjore 2,267 people
- Alapaka 2,249 people
- Kulba 2,047 people
- Gangpurgarh 1,922 people
- Gundiadihi 1,790 people
- Sikajor 1,457 people
- Tildega 1,384 people

All 59 villages in Kinjirkela

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karuabahal? 770015
- How far is Karuabahal from Sundargarh? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Karuabahal? 1,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karuabahal in? Sundargarh district (Kinjirkela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Karuabahal? 62.7% (Census 2011)

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