Village · Farasgaon, Bastar # Sirsiklar Sirsiklar is a village in Farasgaon sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494226. The 2011 Census counted 1,194 people in 249 households, the 21st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 1,194 people (2011) - 249 households - 58.0% literacy - 494226 PIN code ## Sirsiklar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sirsiklar is 494226. Sirsiklar falls in Farasgaon sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494226 - Gram panchayat Sirsiklar - Community development block Pharasgaon - Census village code 449030 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sirsiklar from nearby towns? - Farasgaon (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ) 92 km by road - Farasgaon (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sirsiklar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sirsiklar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lanjoda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kondagaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bastar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 17 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sirsiklar known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and maize. About 26% of the 1,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sirsiklar Of every 100 households in Sirsiklar in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirsiklar · ■ Farasgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 40% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 2% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 67% 80% - Television 2% 8% - Mobile phone 14% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 30% 24% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sirsiklar? ■ Sirsiklar · ■ Farasgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 1037 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 1004 - Working population 68.8% 67.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 46.1% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 74 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 230 (28%) · ■ Other work 44 (5%) · ■ Marginal 473 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Farasgaon - Purbi Borgaon 1,297 people - Chichadi 1,251 people - Chandabeda 1,235 people - Chingnar 1,204 people - Deogaon 1,177 people - Banchapai 1,169 people - Bhandarwandi 1,159 people - Gattipalna 1,152 people All 103 villages in Farasgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sirsiklar? 494226 - How far is Sirsiklar from Jagdalpur? 92 km by road - What is the population of Sirsiklar? 1,194 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirsiklar in? Bastar district (Farasgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sirsiklar? 58.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/farasgaon/sirsiklar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.