# Garka Village, Dondi Luhara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dondi Luhara, Durg 

# Garka

Garka is a village in Dondi Luhara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491771**. The 2011 Census counted **1,294 people in 280 households**, the 49th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,294people (2011)
- 280households
- 78.6%literacy
- 491771PIN code

## Garka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garka is 491771.** Garka falls in Dondi Luhara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491771
- Gram panchayatGarka
- Community development blockDondiluhara
- Census village code442991

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

## How far is Garka from nearby towns?

- Dondiluhara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)61 km by road
- Dondiluhara (nearest town)12 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 Garka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Garka; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhimkanhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daundi Lohara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sanjari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Garka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 84% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 397 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 Garka

Of every 100 households in Garka in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garka · ■ Dondi Luhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****93%**

**63%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Garka?

■ Garka · ■ Dondi Luhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**992

Working population ****56.9%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (14%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 625 (85%)

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 Dondi Luhara

- Chilamgato1,348 people
- Kharthuli1,318 people
- Kamkapar1,315 people
- Killekoda1,303 people
- Mangchuwa1,244 people
- Bagaikonha1,243 people
- Hardi1,238 people
- Bharda1,228 people

[All 211 villages in Dondi Luhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dondi-luhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garka?491771
- How far is Garka from Durg?61 km by road
- What is the population of Garka?1,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garka in?Durg district (Dondi Luhara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Garka?78.6% (Census 2011)