# Sirko Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/sirko/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Sirko Sirko is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496336**. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 343 households**, the 30th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,380people (2011) - 343households - 65.5%literacy - 496336PIN code ## Sirko PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sirko is 496336.** Sirko falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496336 - Gram panchayatSirko - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446459 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirko from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)92 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)35 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 Sirko? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sirko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Basna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sirko known for? About 79% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Sirko Of every 100 households in Sirko in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirko · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **80% Toilet within the home ****13%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****21%** **55% Television ****25%** **22% Mobile phone ****32%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sirko? ■ Sirko · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **983 Working population ****53.4%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 333 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 284 (39%) 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 - Ansula1,464 people - Arand1,435 people - Burodih1,419 people - Thakurdiya Kalan1,386 people - Jamhar1,339 people - Tarekela1,336 people - Charbhatha1,322 people - Shankarpur1,274 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sirko?496336 - How far is Sirko from Mahasamund?92 km by road - What is the population of Sirko?1,380 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirko in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sirko?65.5% (Census 2011)