# Sarkada Village, Chhura, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhura, Raipur 

# Sarkada

Sarkada is a village in Chhura sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493992**. The 2011 Census counted **1,816 people in 394 households**, the 6th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,816people (2011)
- 394households
- 62.1%literacy
- 493992PIN code

## Sarkada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarkada is 493992.** Sarkada falls in Chhura sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493992
- Gram panchayatSarkada
- Community development blockChhura
- Census village code445265

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

## How far is Sarkada from nearby towns?

- Chhura (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gobra Nawapara (nearest town)21 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 Sarkada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panduka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Sarkada known for?

About 62% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Sarkada

Of every 100 households in Sarkada in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkada · ■ Chhura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****22%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**70%

Television ****38%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

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 Sarkada?

■ Sarkada · ■ Chhura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**956

Working population ****54.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 51.8% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 227 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 712 (72%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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 Chhura

- Panduka2,650 people
- Ranipartewa2,136 people
- Rasela1,963 people
- Madeli1,943 people
- Kutena1,805 people
- Kurud1,723 people
- Khadama1,587 people
- Kansinghi1,566 people

[All 167 villages in Chhura](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/chhura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkada?493992
- How far is Sarkada from Raipur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkada?1,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkada in?Raipur district (Chhura sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkada?62.1% (Census 2011)