# Farkanara Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharsia, Raigarh 

# Farkanara

Farkanara is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496665**. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 267 households**, the 46th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,055people (2011)
- 267households
- 72.9%literacy
- 496665PIN code

## Farkanara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Farkanara is 496665.** Farkanara falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496665
- Gram panchayatFarkanara
- Community development blockKharsia
- Census village code435167

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

## How far is Farkanara from nearby towns?

- Kharsia (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)55 km by road
- Kharsia (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 Farkanara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Farkanara; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●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 · Barra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharsia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Farkanara known for?

About 58% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Farkanara

Of every 100 households in Farkanara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Farkanara · ■ Kharsia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Farkanara?

■ Farkanara · ■ Kharsia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**974

Working population ****48.8%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 59.3% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 147 (29%)

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 Kharsia

- Sondka1,115 people
- Raksapali1,108 people
- Rajghata1,079 people
- Kurru Bhantha1,076 people
- Paraskol1,043 people
- Banipathar1,039 people
- Kiritmal1,038 people
- Gorpar1,034 people

[All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Farkanara?496665
- How far is Farkanara from Raigarh?55 km by road
- What is the population of Farkanara?1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farkanara in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Farkanara?72.9% (Census 2011)