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September 2026
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Odisha: Three girls drown in Sankh river during Karma Puja preparations in Sundargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sumitra Oram
Contact: 81****3690
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- LGD code
- 384490
- Pincode
- 770036
- Post office
- Bisra
- Population
- 872
- Households
- 179
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 346
Census 2011 · in context
How Karkatta compares
By population, Karkatta ranks #50 of 123 villages in Biramitrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.6%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Karkatta
- 54.6%
- Biramitrapur mandal
- 53.8%
- Sundargarh district
- 64.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+44 vs mandal average
- Karkatta
- 1,047
- Biramitrapur mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Karkatta
- 4.9
- Biramitrapur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karkatta at a glance
Karkatta is a village of 872 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Biramitrapur block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 50th-largest of 123 villages in Biramitrapur block. Literacy is 55%, about the same as the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770036, served by Bisra post office; the LGD village code is 384490. The sarpanch is Sumitra Oram, and the village votes in Athamallik assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nalini Kanta Pradhan. The population is estimated at 1,028 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khuntgaon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karkatta · this village | 872 | 55% | — |
| Khuntgaon · Bisra | 1,711 | 57% | — |
| Koilsuta · Bisra | 840 | 44% | — |
| Lendra · Bisra | 732 | 55% | — |
| Mitikundri · Bisra | 197 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karkatta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAURKELA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 116
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khutgaon
- Total area (ha)
- 339
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 15.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karkatta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karkatta
- LGD code
- 384490
- Pincode
- 770036
- Post office
- Bisra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 872
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,028
- Households
- 179
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Athamallik
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nalini Kanta Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sumitra Oram
- Block / Mandal
- Biramitrapur
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)