# Kharkena Village, Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/kharkena/ Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa # Kharkena Kharkena is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495692**. The 2011 Census counted **1,615 people in 482 households**, the 26th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,615people (2011) - 482households - 73.4%literacy - 495692PIN code ## Kharkena PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharkena is 495692.** Kharkena falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495692 - Gram panchayatKharkena- - Community development blockDabhra - Census village code437180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharkena from nearby towns? - Dabhra (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)88 km by road - Dabhra (nearest town)19 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 Kharkena? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotmi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dabhra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dabhra - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Kharkena known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Kharkena Of every 100 households in Kharkena in 2011, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kharkena · ■ Dabhra rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****69%** **45% Television ****16%** **24% Mobile phone ****22%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Kharkena? ■ Kharkena · ■ Dabhra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **946 Working population ****39.9%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (12%) · **■** Marginal 479 (74%) 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 Dabhra - Jawali1,822 people - Balpur1,775 people - Rambhatha1,642 people - Badadarha1,634 people - Saradih1,594 people - Upani1,589 people - Akol Jamora1,584 people - Basantpur1,569 people [All 124 villages in Dabhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharkena?495692 - How far is Kharkena from Janjgir?88 km by road - What is the population of Kharkena?1,615 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharkena in?Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kharkena?73.4% (Census 2011)