# Sarkanda Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Sarkanda

Sarkanda is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 176 households**, the 95th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 725people (2011)
- 176households
- 66.9%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Sarkanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarkanda is 493555.** Sarkanda falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatSarkanda
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445712

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

## How far is Sarkanda from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)107 km by road
- Basna (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 Sarkanda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Bhawarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sarkanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kedney-bean and black gram**. About 82% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Sarkanda

Of every 100 households in Sarkanda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sarkanda · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**38%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**23%

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 Sarkanda?

■ Sarkanda · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1727**

**961

Working population ****56.8%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (73%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Basna

- Potapara736 people
- Daldali735 people
- Dhanapali729 people
- Hadapathara729 people
- Koliyaridih718 people
- Gudhiyari716 people
- Hedspali711 people
- Kapudih707 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkanda?493555
- How far is Sarkanda from Mahasamund?107 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkanda?725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkanda in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkanda?66.9% (Census 2011)