# Sarkhor Village, Pendra, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pendra, Bilaspur 

# Sarkhor

Sarkhor is a village in Pendra sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **897 people in 228 households**, the 37th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 897people (2011)
- 228households
- 53.0%literacy
- 495119PIN code

## Sarkhor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarkhor is 495119.** Sarkhor falls in Pendra sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495119
- Gram panchayatBasantpur
- Community development blockGaurella No.1
- Census village code437634

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sarkhor from nearby towns?

- Pendra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Pendra (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sarkhor?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawagaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sarkhor known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 39% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sarkhor

Of every 100 households in Sarkhor in 2011, 77 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkhor · ■ Pendra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sarkhor?

■ Sarkhor · ■ Pendra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**972

Working population ****49.9%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 41.4% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (9%) · **■** Marginal 283 (63%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pendra

- Pankota1,022 people
- Sewra999 people
- Latkoni Kalan941 people
- Godha927 people
- Padariya857 people
- Piplamar846 people
- Bendarchuwan799 people
- Kanchandih739 people

[All 51 villages in Pendra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkhor?495119
- How far is Sarkhor from Bilaspur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkhor?897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkhor in?Bilaspur district (Pendra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkhor?53.0% (Census 2011)