# Saraskela Village, Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/malkharoda/saraskela/ Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa # Saraskela Saraskela is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493996**. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 309 households**, the 43rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 1,251people (2011) - 309households - 69.7%literacy - 493996PIN code ## Saraskela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saraskela is 493996.** Saraskela falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493996 - Gram panchayatSaraskela - Community development blockMalkharoda - Census village code437274 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saraskela from nearby towns? - Malkharoda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)65 km by road - Adbhar (nearest town)13 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 Saraskela? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Saraskela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Faguram - ○Degree college10+ km · Raigarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkharoda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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)20 h summer · 20 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 Saraskela known for? The main crops are **paddy, paddy and paddy**. About 78% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Saraskela Of every 100 households in Saraskela in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saraskela · ■ Malkharoda rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****3%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****19%** **24% Television ****25%** **32% Mobile phone ****13%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Saraskela? ■ Saraskela · ■ Malkharoda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **946 Working population ****46.4%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 53% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 534 (92%) 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 - Bundeli1,349 people - Amlidih1,297 people - Basin1,278 people - Khemada1,257 people - Kirari1,248 people - Bade Padarmuda1,246 people - Bhathora1,244 people - Anda1,168 people [All 109 villages in Malkharoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/malkharoda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saraskela?493996 - How far is Saraskela from Janjgir?65 km by road - What is the population of Saraskela?1,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saraskela in?Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saraskela?69.7% (Census 2011)