# Barkuta Village, Katghora, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Katghora, Korba 

# Barkuta

Barkuta is a village in Katghora sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495446**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 30 households**, the 103rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 157people (2011)
- 30households
- 75.6%literacy
- 495446PIN code

## Barkuta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkuta is 495446.** Barkuta falls in Katghora sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495446
- Gram panchayatPali
- Community development blockKatghora
- Census village code435910

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

## How far is Barkuta from nearby towns?

- Katghora (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)12 km by road
- Korba (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 Barkuta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barkuta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Korba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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)8 h summer · 9 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 Barkuta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and tivra**. About 46% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barkuta

Of every 100 households in Barkuta in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barkuta · ■ Katghora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**82%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**78%

Use banking services ****22%**

**37%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Barkuta?

■ Barkuta · ■ Katghora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****467**

**947

Working population ****29.3%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (17%) · **■** Other work 12 (26%)

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 Katghora

- Purenakhar229 people
- Barbhatta216 people
- Sirbida211 people
- Jhingatpur199 people
- Jhabu93 people
- Ghamota61 people
- Dondkadhari42 people
- Ghorapath41 people

[All 110 villages in Katghora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/katghora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkuta?495446
- How far is Barkuta from Korba?12 km by road
- What is the population of Barkuta?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkuta in?Korba district (Katghora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkuta?75.6% (Census 2011)