# Birkona Village, Pandariya, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pandariya, Kabeerdham 

# Birkona

Birkona is a village in Pandariya sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 184 households**, the 147th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 707people (2011)
- 184households
- 62.2%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Birkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birkona is 493558.** Birkona falls in Pandariya sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatKeshali Godan
- Community development blockPandariya
- Census village code439911

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?

- Pandariya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)45 km by road
- Pandariya (nearest town)5 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?

8 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pandariya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pandariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 and gram**. About 84% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkona · ■ Pandariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**82%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Pandariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1281**

**994

Working population ****46.4%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 44.4% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 112 (34%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 200 (61%)

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 Pandariya

- Torla714 people
- Bohil710 people
- Chhindidih710 people
- Sanakpat709 people
- Rehuta Kalan704 people
- Semraha699 people
- Bijabhatha697 people
- Akhra695 people

[All 284 villages in Pandariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/pandariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birkona?493558
- How far is Birkona from Kawardha?45 km by road
- What is the population of Birkona?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkona in?Kabeerdham district (Pandariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Birkona?62.2% (Census 2011)