# Barkona Village, Nagri, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nagri, Dhamtari 

# Barkona

Barkona is a village in Nagri sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493773**. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 40 households**, the 205th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 178people (2011)
- 40households
- 64.8%literacy
- 493773PIN code

## Barkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkona is 493773.** Barkona falls in Nagri sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493773
- Gram panchayatBagrumnala
- Community development blockSihwa
- Census village code447203

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

## How far is Barkona from nearby towns?

- Nagari (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)31 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town)31 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 Barkona?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kukrel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 24 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 Barkona known for?

About 54% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Barkona

Of every 100 households in Barkona in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkona · ■ Nagri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**77%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Barkona?

■ Barkona · ■ Nagri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**984

Working population ****53.9%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 52.6% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (39%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%)

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 Nagri

- Ujrawan Alias Mardagiri209 people
- Gayata Bahara200 people
- Lilanj199 people
- Bhejari Rawan182 people
- Daldali-B178 people
- Daud Urf Pandripani177 people
- Arjuni173 people
- Sankrakup166 people

[All 249 villages in Nagri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/nagri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkona?493773
- How far is Barkona from Dhamtari?31 km by road
- What is the population of Barkona?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkona in?Dhamtari district (Nagri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkona?64.8% (Census 2011)