# Semarkona Village, Pandariya, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pandariya, Kabeerdham 

# Semarkona

Semarkona is a village in Pandariya sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **1,182 people in 216 households**, the 55th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 1,182people (2011)
- 216households
- 56.5%literacy
- 491559PIN code

## Semarkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Semarkona is 491559.** Semarkona falls in Pandariya sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491559
- Gram panchayatSemarkona
- Community development blockPandariya
- Census village code440002

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

## How far is Semarkona from nearby towns?

- Pandariya (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)25 km by road
- Pandariya (nearest town)22 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 Semarkona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Semarkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pandariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Semarkona known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 85% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Semarkona

Of every 100 households in Semarkona in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Semarkona · ■ Pandariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**66%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Semarkona?

■ Semarkona · ■ Pandariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**994

Working population ****50.3%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 44.1% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (74%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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

- Ghutur Kundi1,230 people
- Nanapuri1,217 people
- Domsara1,199 people
- Mainpura1,184 people
- Udaka1,176 people
- Baghamunda1,171 people
- Manjholi1,167 people
- Bodtara Khurd1,162 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Semarkona?491559
- How far is Semarkona from Kawardha?25 km by road
- What is the population of Semarkona?1,182 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semarkona in?Kabeerdham district (Pandariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Semarkona?56.5% (Census 2011)
