# Sarkada Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/sarkada/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Sarkada Sarkada is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 285 households**, the 53rd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,099people (2011) - 285households - 73.3%literacy - 493555PIN code ## Sarkada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarkada is 493555.** Sarkada falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493555 - Gram panchayatSarkada - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446309 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarkada from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)60 km by road - Bagbahara (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 Sarkada? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pithaura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pithora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sarkada known for? About 86% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Sarkada Of every 100 households in Sarkada in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarkada · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **80% Toilet within the home ****6%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****57%** **55% Television ****23%** **22% Mobile phone ****39%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Sarkada? ■ Sarkada · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744** **983 Working population ****45.3%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 59.3% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (15%) · **■** Marginal 175 (35%) 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 Pithora - Baldidih1,123 people - Mudhipar1,123 people - Kolda1,122 people - Durugpali1,108 people - Bartunga1,080 people - Chhuwali Patera(Chhuwal1,079 people - Charauda1,063 people - Paraswani1,058 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarkada?493555 - How far is Sarkada from Mahasamund?60 km by road - What is the population of Sarkada?1,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarkada in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sarkada?73.3% (Census 2011)