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

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Village · Katghora, Korba 

# Birkona

Birkona is a village in Katghora sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495447**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 74 households**, the 93rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 287people (2011)
- 74households
- 70.8%literacy
- 495447PIN code

## Birkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birkona is 495447.** Birkona falls in Katghora sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495447
- Gram panchayatPaunsara
- Community development blockKatghora
- Census village code435894

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?

- Katghora (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)18 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Birkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Poasara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banki Mongara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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, sesamum and black gram**. About 53% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birkona · ■ Katghora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**82%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****75%**

**37%

Television ****7%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Birkona?

■ Birkona · ■ Katghora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**947

Working population ****36.6%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 15 (14%) · **■** Marginal 90 (86%)

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

- Jamnimuda364 people
- Gunchapur338 people
- Madwamahuwa335 people
- Mudiyanar329 people
- Bancher257 people
- Jatangpur257 people
- Birwat242 people
- Pandripani241 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birkona?495447
- How far is Birkona from Korba?25 km by road
- What is the population of Birkona?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birkona in?Korba district (Katghora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Birkona?70.8% (Census 2011)