# Polkarra Village, Rajim, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajim, Raipur 

# Polkarra

Polkarra is a village in Rajim sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496338**. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 124 households**, the 85th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 603people (2011)
- 124households
- 73.8%literacy
- 496338PIN code

## Polkarra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polkarra is 496338.** Polkarra falls in Rajim sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496338
- Gram panchayatSirrikala
- Community development blockRajim
- Census village code444813

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

## How far is Polkarra from nearby towns?

- Rajim (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Fingeshwar (nearest town)29 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 Polkarra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Polkarra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 17 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 Polkarra known for?

About 61% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Polkarra

Of every 100 households in Polkarra in 2011, 88 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polkarra · ■ Rajim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**56%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Polkarra?

■ Polkarra · ■ Rajim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**959

Working population ****53.7%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 62.8% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Rajim

- Khudsa631 people
- Ganiyari622 people
- Fuljhar620 people
- Sargod611 people
- Bidora601 people
- Piparchhedi556 people
- Kaserudih549 people
- Parsatthi537 people

[All 98 villages in Rajim](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/rajim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polkarra?496338
- How far is Polkarra from Raipur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Polkarra?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polkarra in?Raipur district (Rajim sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Polkarra?73.8% (Census 2011)