Karga
Karga is a revenue village in Kurud tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. It had a population of 1,853 in 360 households (Census 2011).
Are you from Karga?Claim it — it's free.
1,853 souls. 360 homes.
Kurud tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.
Karga today
- Paddy(Common)₹2,590Dhamtari APMC · 6 Nov 2026
Diwali 2026 in Karga
Chhattisgarh's official 2026 holiday list: Deepawali (Dakshin Bhartiy) on Saturday 7 November 2026; Diwali(Deepawali) on Sunday 8 November 2026; Deepawali ka dusra din(Govardhan Pooja) on Monday 9 November 2026; Bhai Dooj(Deepawali) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
- Add Karga's Diwali event
- Write about how Karga celebrates
- Diwali 2026 in Dhamtari district →
- Diwali dates in every state →
A moderator reviews every event and post before it appears.
Karga at a glance
Karga is one of the larger villages of Kurud tehsil — 18th of 80 by population, with 1,853 people in 360 households (Census 2011). Literacy stood at 77.6%, above Dhamtari district's 77.0% (Kurud tehsil: 77.5%), while the sex ratio was 1,091 women per 1,000 men, above the district's 1,012. It falls under Karga gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 493661. The village covers 609 hectares — about 6.1 km², or roughly 304 people per km² (Census 2011).
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
Gram panchayat: Karga →
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Are you the sarpanch of Karga? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch
Suggest an edit · Edit history
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Kurud (कुरूद) Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Self-help groups
- 0 self-help groups with 0 members (2025-26) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Gram panchayat
Karga is in the Karga (करगा) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Karga compares
By population, Karga ranks #18 of 80 inhabited villages in Kurud tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Official dataCensus 2011
What Karga had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 2 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available
- Power for homes Not available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Available
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Page completeness · 1/5
- Photo
- History & about
- Sarpanch verified
- Festival or jatara
- School information
Missing — can you add it?Add a photoSuggest an editVerify as sarpanchAdd an event
Add what you know →Notice board · Karga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Villages sharing pincode 493661
Other villages in Kurud tehsil
View all 81 →Karga — Census 2011 to estimated 2026
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Chhattisgarh's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+22.2%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Population, education & work
- Population
- 1,853Census 2011
- Male / female
- 886 / 967
- Households
- 360
- People per home
- 5.1
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%literates ÷ people aged 7+
- Workers
- 1,043
- Work participation
- 56.3%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Official dataCensus 2011
Karga on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 10 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Karga. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Karga · 21.2071° N, 81.7124° E
Electoral profile
We can't yet place Karga in a Lok Sabha or assembly constituency reliably — we need its map location, or more mapped villages around it. How constituencies are placed
Latest posts from the village
No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.
Write a postEssential services & places near Karga
Karga isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Kurud tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices233 in Dhamtari district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Hospitals & clinics45 in Dhamtari district
Temples3 in Dhamtari district
Transport6 in Dhamtari district
Community places1 in Dhamtari district
All places in Kurud tehsil (13) →Places of worship in Karga →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Karga
Where is Karga located?
Karga is a village in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, India.
Which district is Karga in?
Karga is in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh.
Which gram panchayat does Karga belong to?
Karga comes under the Karga gram panchayat.
How is Karga written in the local script?
Karga is written करगा.
What is the pincode of Karga?
The pincode of Karga, Kurud, Dhamtari is 493661.
What is the population of Karga?
As per the 2011 Census, Karga had a population of 1,853 (886 males and 967 females).
How many households are there in Karga?
Karga had 360 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the area of Karga?
Karga covers about 609 hectares.
What is the literacy rate of Karga?
The literacy rate of Karga was 77.6% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Karga?
Karga had 1,091 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which development block is Karga in?
Karga is in the Kurud (कुरूद) development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Karga?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Karga is 446850 and its Census 2011 village code is 446850.
Which villages are near Karga?
Villages near Karga include Chhatauna-1 (Chhatauna) (within ~10 km), Kuhera (about 12 km), Kendri (about 12 km).
What is the population of Karga in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Karga's Census 2011 population of 1,853 by Chhattisgarh's official RGI projection (+22.2% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 2,260 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Who is the sarpanch of Karga?
The sarpanch of Karga has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
- Report a correction
What do you need to find near Karga?
- Hospital
- PHC / clinic
- Pharmacy
- School
- Bank
- ATM
- Post office
- Market
- Police
- Petrol bunk
- Bus stop
- Railway station
Opens an OpenStreetMap search. Results come from OpenStreetMap contributors and may be incomplete.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Dhamtari district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 6 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy(Common) · I.R. 64 | Dhamtari APMC | 2,580 | 2,600 | 2,590 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · B P T | Dhamtari APMC | 3,000 | 3,951 | 3,900 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · HMT | Dhamtari APMC | 2,213 | 3,625 | 3,280 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · Sugandha | Dhamtari APMC | 2,351 | 2,351 | 2,351 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Paddy(Common) · Om 3 | Dhamtari APMC | 3,600 | 3,950 | 3,850 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Karga's shops. Best mandi price near Karga →
Official dataAgmarknet, 6 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
All villages near Karga →Compare Karga with… →All villages in Kurud →