# Sarkhor Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/sarkhor/ Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur # Sarkhor Sarkhor is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **4,700 people in 850 households**, the 4th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 4,700people (2011) - 850households - 61.4%literacy - 491558PIN code ## Sarkhor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarkhor is 491558.** Sarkhor falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491558 - Gram panchayatSarkhor - Community development blockBalodabazar - Census village code443815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarkhor from nearby towns? - Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)110 km by road - Baloda Bazar (nearest town)25 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 Sarkhor? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lavan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lawan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kasdol - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 13 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 Sarkhor known for? The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and sesamum**. About 75% of the 1,291 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Sarkhor Of every 100 households in Sarkhor in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarkhor · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **76% Toilet within the home ****4%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****39%** **33% Television ****32%** **27% Mobile phone ****28%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sarkhor? ■ Sarkhor · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **976 Working population ****42.3%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 48.5% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 668 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,162 (58%) 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 Baloda Bazar - Latuwa5,363 people - Arjuni5,035 people - Pangaon4,891 people - Risda4,293 people - Ahilda4,127 people - Damru4,101 people - Rasedi3,608 people [All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarkhor?491558 - How far is Sarkhor from Raipur?110 km by road - What is the population of Sarkhor?4,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarkhor in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sarkhor?61.4% (Census 2011)