# Barkachar Village, Tamnar, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamnar, Raigarh 

# Barkachar

Barkachar is a village in Tamnar sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496197**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 70 households**, the 100th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 262people (2011)
- 70households
- 83.7%literacy
- 496197PIN code

## Barkachar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkachar is 496197.** Barkachar falls in Tamnar sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496197
- Gram panchayatBhagora
- Community development blockTamnar
- Census village code434848

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

## How far is Barkachar from nearby towns?

- Tamnar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gharghoda (nearest town)34 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 Barkachar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barkachar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hamiarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tamnar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Barkachar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 57% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Barkachar

Of every 100 households in Barkachar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkachar · ■ Tamnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**80%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Barkachar?

■ Barkachar · ■ Tamnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**952

Working population ****47.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 73.7% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 111 (89%)

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 Tamnar

- Salihari311 people
- Kosampali298 people
- Banjikhol284 people
- Gaurmudi274 people
- Bhainsgarhi261 people
- Chakabahal237 people
- Bagbuda231 people
- Kusmel231 people

[All 117 villages in Tamnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/tamnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkachar?496197
- How far is Barkachar from Raigarh?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barkachar?262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkachar in?Raigarh district (Tamnar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkachar?83.7% (Census 2011)