# Sirkotanga Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/sirkotanga/ Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Sirkotanga Sirkotanga is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,450 people in 349 households**, the 28th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,450people (2011) - 349households - 64.7%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Sirkotanga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sirkotanga is 497116.** Sirkotanga falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatSirkotanga - Community development blockLakhanpur - Census village code433102 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirkotanga from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)20 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town)8 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 Sirkotanga? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sirkotanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puhupra - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Sirkotanga known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 73% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sirkotanga Of every 100 households in Sirkotanga in 2011, 30 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sirkotanga · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **38% Toilet within the home ****99%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****74%** **51% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****14%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Sirkotanga? ■ Sirkotanga · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **992 Working population ****51.4%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 396 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 281 (38%) 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 Lakhanpur - Gumgara Kalan1,509 people - Kusu1,468 people - Parsodi Kalan1,464 people - Tunguri1,457 people - Lipangi1,427 people - Losanga1,424 people - Manja1,420 people - Binkara1,409 people [All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sirkotanga?497116 - How far is Sirkotanga from Ambikapur?20 km by road - What is the population of Sirkotanga?1,450 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirkotanga in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sirkotanga?64.7% (Census 2011)