# Kandarka Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/kandarka/ Village · Dhamdha, Durg # Kandarka Kandarka is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490042**. The 2011 Census counted **1,995 people in 467 households**, the 22nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,995people (2011) - 467households - 80.9%literacy - 490042PIN code ## Kandarka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandarka is 490042.** Kandarka falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code490042 - Gram panchayatKandarka - Community development blockDhamdha - Census village code442545 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandarka from nearby towns? - Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Durg (district HQ)35 km by road - Dhamdha (nearest town)40 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 Kandarka? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kandarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumhari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhilai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Kandarka known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 72% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Kandarka Of every 100 households in Kandarka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kandarka · ■ Dhamdha rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **85% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****82%** **55% Television ****56%** **37% Mobile phone ****33%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****91%** **94% 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 Kandarka? ■ Kandarka · ■ Dhamdha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **943 Working population ****43.1%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 469 (55%) · **■** Marginal 204 (24%) 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 Dhamdha - Patharia2,203 people - Chicha2,194 people - Semaria2,075 people - Akola2,046 people - Pendri Deori1,961 people - Deori Raksa1,937 people - Oteband1,885 people - Achhoti1,884 people [All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandarka?490042 - How far is Kandarka from Durg?35 km by road - What is the population of Kandarka?1,995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandarka in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kandarka?80.9% (Census 2011)