# Chirkoma Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Chirkoma

Chirkoma is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 159 households**, the 76th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 656people (2011)
- 159households
- 67.6%literacy
- 497107PIN code

## Chirkoma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chirkoma is 497107.** Chirkoma falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497107
- Gram panchayatJhalpi
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code432062

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

## How far is Chirkoma from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)97 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)17 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 Chirkoma?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chirkoma; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

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 Chirkoma known for?

About 42% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Chirkoma

Of every 100 households in Chirkoma in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirkoma · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****91%**

**66%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chirkoma?

■ Chirkoma · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**965

Working population ****59.3%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 382 (98%)

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 Balrampur

- Kanda686 people
- Chilma680 people
- Magarhara680 people
- Jhalpi657 people
- Adhaura655 people
- Turridih652 people
- Shankarpur637 people
- Rajbandha635 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chirkoma?497107
- How far is Chirkoma from Ambikapur?97 km by road
- What is the population of Chirkoma?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirkoma in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chirkoma?67.6% (Census 2011)