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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Babbi Bai Singh
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- LGD code
- 468124
- Pincode
- 484551
- Post office
- Birsinghpur Pali
- Population
- 736
- Households
- 160
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 892 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 277
Census 2011 · in context
How Karkati compares
By population, Karkati ranks #41 of 103 villages in Pali mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
+7.9% vs mandal average
- Karkati
- 58.3%
- Pali mandal
- 50.4%
- Umaria district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
892
−75 vs mandal average
- Karkati
- 892
- Pali mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Karkati
- 4.6
- Pali mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karkati at a glance
Karkati is a village of 736 people in 160 households (Census 2011) in Pali tehsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, the 41st-largest of 103 villages in Pali tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 892 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 484551, served by Birsinghpur Pali post office; the LGD village code is 468124. The sarpanch is Babbi Bai Singh, and the village votes in Vijayraghavgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Satyendra Pathak. The population is estimated at 868 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karkati
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHAHDOL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,641.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,312.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karkati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karkati
- LGD code
- 468124
- Pincode
- 484551
- Post office
- Birsinghpur Pali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 736
- Population (projected 2026)
- 868
- Households
- 160
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 892
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khajuraho
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vijayraghavgarh
- Member of Parliament
- V. D. Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Satyendra Pathak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Babbi Bai Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Pali
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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