# Sarekha Village, Gunderdehi, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gunderdehi, Durg 

# Sarekha

Sarekha is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 228 households**, the 85th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,101people (2011)
- 228households
- 83.7%literacy
- 491222PIN code

## Sarekha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarekha is 491222.** Sarekha falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491222
- Gram panchayatSarekha
- Community development blockGunderdehi
- Census village code442914

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

## How far is Sarekha from nearby towns?

- Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gunderdehi (nearest town)14 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 Sarekha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarekha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhathagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gunderdehi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sarekha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 80% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Sarekha

Of every 100 households in Sarekha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarekha · ■ Gunderdehi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****72%**

**70%

Television ****38%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Sarekha?

■ Sarekha · ■ Gunderdehi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**983

Working population ****49.9%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 160 (29%)

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 Gunderdehi

- Khalari1,156 people
- Saloni1,127 people
- Chicha1,117 people
- Nahada1,101 people
- Dundera1,092 people
- Biretara1,091 people
- Dankidih1,076 people
- Khuteri1,073 people

[All 159 villages in Gunderdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarekha?491222
- How far is Sarekha from Durg?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sarekha?1,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarekha in?Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarekha?83.7% (Census 2011)
