Karekot Population, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Karekot is a village situated in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 285 families residing in the village Karekot. The total population of Karekot is 1,308 out of which 629 are males and 679 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karekot is 1,079.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karekot village is 208 which is 16% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karekot is 1,019 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,079) of Karekot village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karekot is 29.4%. Thus Karekot village has a lower literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 37.45% and the female literacy rate is 21.95% in Karekot village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Karekot village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Karekot Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karekot village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 208 | 103 | 105 |
| Literacy | 29.36% | 37.45% | 21.95% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 481 | 232 | 249 |
| Illiterate | 985 | 432 | 553 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.8% of total population in Karekot village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Karekot village out of total population, 775 were engaged in work activities. 37.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 775 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 70 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 293 | 251 | 42 |
| Cultivators | 183 | 170 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 70 | 63 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 482 | 115 | 367 |
| Non Working | 533 | 263 | 270 |
Map of Karekot, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
Nearby Villages to Karekot, Lohandiguda
Below are the list of villages near Karekot village in Lohandiguda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sulenga | 669 |
| Binta | 1,231 |
| Raigondi | 279 |
| Mardum | 2,471 |
| Satashpur | 674 |
| Hathi Darha | 548 |
| Marenga | 479 |
| Bheja | 1,311 |
| Koder | 1,286 |
| Korali | 177 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Karekot, Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia