Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa # Sarkhon Sarkhon is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494335. The 2011 Census counted 5,270 people in 1,105 households, the 2nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 5,270 people (2011) - 1,105 households - 79.4% literacy - 494335 PIN code ## Sarkhon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sarkhon is 494335. Sarkhon falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494335 - Gram panchayat Sarkhon - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 436565 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sarkhon from nearby towns? - Janjgir (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 8 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sarkhon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkhon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Janjgir - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sarkhon known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 78% of the 1,300 hectares of village land is sown, and 997 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sarkhon Of every 100 households in Sarkhon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarkhon · ■ Janjgir rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 90% - Toilet within the home 26% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 86% - Tap water 5% 10% - Drinking water within premises 11% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95% - Use banking services 18% 21% - Television 46% 34% - Mobile phone 33% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 26% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sarkhon? ■ Sarkhon · ■ Janjgir rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 75.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 971 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1042 968 - Working population 60.6% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 780 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 966 (30%) · ■ Household industry 9 (0%) · ■ Other work 339 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1,102 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Janjgir - Khokhra 7,506 people - Birgahani 5,179 people - Dhurkot 4,794 people - Pisaud 4,496 people - Seoni 4,305 people All 50 villages in Janjgir ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarkhon? 494335 - How far is Sarkhon from Janjgir? 8 km by road - What is the population of Sarkhon? 5,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarkhon in? Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sarkhon? 79.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/sarkhon/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.