Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Jhirka Jhirka is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494449. The 2011 Census counted 305 people in 68 households, the 50th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 305 people (2011) - 68 households - 5.3% literacy - 494449 PIN code ## Jhirka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhirka is 494449. Jhirka falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494449 - Gram panchayat Pandewar - Community development block Dantewada - Census village code 450085 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhirka from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 24 km by road - Dantewada (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhirka? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Jhirka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Geedam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhirka known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 57% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhirka Of every 100 households in Jhirka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhirka · ■ Dantewada rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 29% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 3% 31% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 2% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 78% 62% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhirka? ■ Jhirka · ■ Dantewada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 5.3% 32.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1243 1070 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1565 992 - Working population 58.7% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 8.0% for men and 3.0% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 136 (76%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 41 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dantewada - Gondpal 349 people - Bhairamband 324 people - Pinabacheli 321 people - Badegodre 320 people - Kuhchepal 267 people - Basanpur 226 people - Udela 212 people - Porokameli 200 people All 59 villages in Dantewada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhirka? 494449 - How far is Jhirka from Dantewada? 24 km by road - What is the population of Jhirka? 305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhirka in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Jhirka? 5.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/jhirka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.