# Erko Village, Narayanpur, Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narayanpur, Narayanpur 

# Erko

Erko is a village in Narayanpur sub-district of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494661**. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 129 households**, the 52nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 551people (2011)
- 129households
- 37.8%literacy
- 494661PIN code

## Erko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erko is 494661.** Erko falls in Narayanpur sub-district, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494661
- Gram panchayatEdka
- Community development blockNarayanpur
- Census village code449647

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

## How far is Erko from nearby towns?

- Narayanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Narayanpur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Narayanpur (nearest town)12 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 Erko?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Erko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narayanpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Erko known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kutki**. About 27% of the 301 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 Erko

Of every 100 households in Erko in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erko · ■ Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****72%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Erko?

■ Erko · ■ Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**998

Working population ****53.4%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 28.2% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 141 (48%)

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 Narayanpur

- Botha558 people
- Nelwad558 people
- Kapsi557 people
- Gotajamhari556 people
- Khadaka Gaon543 people
- Kumhali536 people
- Malingnar533 people
- Khadakagaon531 people

[All 175 villages in Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/narayanpur/narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erko?494661
- How far is Erko from Narayanpur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Erko?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erko in?Narayanpur district (Narayanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Erko?37.8% (Census 2011)