# Jhalka Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Jhalka

Jhalka is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 189 households**, the 90th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 821people (2011)
- 189households
- 56.3%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Jhalka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhalka is 491995.** Jhalka falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatGhothiya
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439203

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

## How far is Jhalka from nearby towns?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)6 km by road
- Kawardha (nearest town)6 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 Jhalka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Jhalka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 90% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Jhalka

Of every 100 households in Jhalka in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhalka · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Jhalka?

■ Jhalka · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**981

Working population ****56.0%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 45.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 236 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (27%) · **■** Other work 79 (17%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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

- Mathani Kalan853 people
- Semo852 people
- Dhanaura842 people
- Magarda839 people
- Dabrabhath818 people
- Paraswara809 people
- Jeodan Khurd808 people
- Pandariya777 people

[All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhalka?491995
- How far is Jhalka from Kawardha?6 km by road
- What is the population of Jhalka?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalka in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalka?56.3% (Census 2011)