Karka, Darbha, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 27, 2024.

Geographic Location of Karka


The village Karka is located in Darbha Tahsil of Bastar District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Chhindwada Gram Panchayat. It comes under Darbha Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jagdalpur, which is about 43 kilometers away from Karka.

Travel and Communication for Karka


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Karka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Karka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Karka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Karka


As per available data from the year 2009, 590 persons live in 130 house holds in the village Karka. There are 297 female individuals and 293 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.34% and males constitute 49.66% of the total population.

There are 582 scheduled tribes persons of which 292 are females and 290 are males. Females constitute 50.17% and males constitute 49.83% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.64% of the total population.

Population density of Karka is 234.81 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Karka


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Total area of Karka is 251.27 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 120.26 ha. About 125.46 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 7.3 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 49.89 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 16.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.88 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Karka


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Darbha, which is 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is a government primary school in the village Karka.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Chhindawada, which is less than 5 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chhindawada, which is less than 5 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chhindawada, which is less than 5 kms away from Karka.

Colleges in Karka


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dharampura Jagadalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dharampura, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dharampur (jagdalpur ), which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

Other Educational Facilities in Karka


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bastar, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jagadalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Karka.

Healthcare Facilities in Karka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Karka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Karka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Karka.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Karka.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Karka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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