# Birkona Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/birkona/ Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham # Birkona Birkona is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **3,167 people in 704 households**, the 4th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%. - 3,167people (2011) - 704households - 63.0%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Birkona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birkona is 491995.** Birkona falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatBirkona - Community development blockKawardha - Census village code439157 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birkona from nearby towns? - Kawardha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)10 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)3 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 Birkona? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Birkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kawardha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kawardha - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Birkona known for? The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 88% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Birkona Of every 100 households in Birkona in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Birkona · ■ Kawardha rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **87% Toilet within the home ****14%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **91% Tap water ****34%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****63%** **63% Television ****28%** **19% Mobile phone ****34%** **21% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **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 Birkona? ■ Birkona · ■ Kawardha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **60.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **981 Working population ****50.9%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 504 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 767 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (8%) · **■** Marginal 210 (13%) 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 Kawardha - Indori5,649 people - Dashrangpur3,347 people - Dharampura3,228 people - Bamhani2,944 people - Raweli2,758 people - Dhamaki2,577 people - Manikchauri2,518 people [All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birkona?491995 - How far is Birkona from Kawardha?10 km by road - What is the population of Birkona?3,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birkona in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Birkona?63.0% (Census 2011)