# Kirkar Village, Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa 

# Kirkar

Kirkar is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495695**. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 214 households**, the 66th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 894people (2011)
- 214households
- 71.2%literacy
- 495695PIN code

## Kirkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kirkar is 495695.** Kirkar falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495695
- Gram panchayatKirkar
- Community development blockMalkharoda
- Census village code437282

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

## How far is Kirkar from nearby towns?

- Malkharoda (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)65 km by road
- Adbhar (nearest town)10 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 Kirkar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kirkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malkharoda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkharoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Kirkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 74% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Kirkar

Of every 100 households in Kirkar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kirkar · ■ Malkharoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**24%

Television ****27%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**28%

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 Kirkar?

■ Kirkar · ■ Malkharoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**946

Working population ****47.1%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.7% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 194 (46%)

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 Malkharoda

- Jharra952 people
- Darrabhatha937 people
- Bhadora928 people
- Birbhatha908 people
- Achritpali884 people
- Bhutha878 people
- Bhedikona862 people
- Kurdi831 people

[All 109 villages in Malkharoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/malkharoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kirkar?495695
- How far is Kirkar from Janjgir?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kirkar?894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kirkar in?Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kirkar?71.2% (Census 2011)