# Kharakona Village, Lundra, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/kharakona/ Village · Lundra, Surguja # Kharakona Kharakona is a village in Lundra sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,531 people in 305 households**, the 23rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 1,531people (2011) - 305households - 69.3%literacy - 497101PIN code ## Kharakona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharakona is 497101.** Kharakona falls in Lundra sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497101 - Gram panchayatKharakona - Community development blockLundra - Census village code433426 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharakona from nearby towns? - Lundra (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)30 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)30 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 Kharakona? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kharakona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bargidih - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Kharakona known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 76% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kharakona Of every 100 households in Kharakona in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kharakona · ■ Lundra rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **64% Toilet within the home ****99%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **7% Tap water ****31%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****41%** **57% Television ****12%** **10% Mobile phone ****29%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Kharakona? ■ Kharakona · ■ Lundra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178** **955 Working population ****55.1%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.4% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 404 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (7%) · **■** Marginal 189 (22%) 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 Lundra - Bulanga1,657 people - Bardih1,638 people - Sasouli1,590 people - Sakhouli1,574 people - Nagam1,481 people - Sahanpur1,444 people - Karra1,305 people - Bargidih1,272 people [All 112 villages in Lundra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lundra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharakona?497101 - How far is Kharakona from Ambikapur?30 km by road - What is the population of Kharakona?1,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharakona in?Surguja district (Lundra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kharakona?69.3% (Census 2011)