Karka observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
By population, Karka ranks #37 of 55 villages in Darbha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karka is a village of 590 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Darbha tehsil, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, the 37th-largest of 55 villages in Darbha tehsil. Literacy is 17%, 15 points below the tehsil average of 31% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. It lies 155 km from the Bastar district centre, 48 km from Chamorshi, the nearest town, 74 km from Mul Marora railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494115, served by Tongpal post office; the LGD village code is 449620. The nearest hospital or health centre is 555555555, 25 km away. The sarpanch is LACHNI MARKAM, and the village votes in Chitrakot assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vinayak Goyal. The population is estimated at 696 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kark A →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karka · this village | 590 | 17% | — |
| Karka · Kota | 655 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Kanhalgaon (M) · Etapalli | 68 | 46% | 2.2 km W |
| Magdandi · Etapalli | 65 | 48% | 2.4 km S |
| Koindul · Etapalli | 273 | 58% | 3.1 km W |
| Chokhewada · Etapalli | 459 | 59% | 3.5 km S |
| Ropi · Etapalli | 122 | 30% | 4 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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