Village · Manpur, Rajnandgaon # Yerkod Yerkod is a village in Manpur sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491441. The 2011 Census counted 766 people in 138 households, the 34th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 766 people (2011) - 138 households - 58.9% literacy - 491441 PIN code ## Yerkod PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Yerkod is 491441. Yerkod falls in Manpur sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491441 - Gram panchayat Kotari - Community development block Manpur - Census village code 441463 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Yerkod from nearby towns? - Manpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 112 km by road - Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Yerkod? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Yerkod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Manpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Yerkod known for? The main crops are paddy and kodo. About 41% of the 887 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Yerkod Of every 100 households in Yerkod in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Yerkod · ■ Manpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 69% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 2% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 56% 80% - Television 0% 14% - Mobile phone 4% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 21% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Yerkod? ■ Yerkod · ■ Manpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1013 983 - Working population 55.1% 55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 45.7% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 308 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 101 (24%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Manpur - Kahdabari 821 people - Kanely 814 people - Dighwadi 794 people - Saroli 774 people - Bhatgaon 759 people - Khardi 757 people - Markeli 728 people - Paraljhari 727 people All 170 villages in Manpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Yerkod? 491441 - How far is Yerkod from Rajnandgaon? 112 km by road - What is the population of Yerkod? 766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yerkod in? Rajnandgaon district (Manpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Yerkod? 58.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/manpur/yerkod/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.