# Belkona Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/belkona/ Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Belkona Belkona is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,778 people in 406 households**, the 4th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,778people (2011) - 406households - 53.4%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Belkona PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Belkona is 497118.** Belkona falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatBelkona - Community development blockShankargarh - Census village code432438 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belkona from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)69 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)69 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 Belkona? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Belkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Belkona known for? About 45% of the 1,180 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Belkona Of every 100 households in Belkona in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Belkona · ■ Shankargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **30% Toilet within the home ****10%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****71%** **61% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****9%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****66%** **62% Own their home ****99%** **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 Belkona? ■ Belkona · ■ Shankargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **968 Working population ****45.2%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 43.1% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 203 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (22%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 389 (48%) 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 Shankargarh - Shankargarh2,659 people - Dipadih Kalan2,308 people - Kothali1,996 people - Ghughari Kalan1,682 people - Jokapath1,652 people - Manoharpur1,611 people - Manpur1,485 people [All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belkona?497118 - How far is Belkona from Ambikapur?69 km by road - What is the population of Belkona?1,778 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belkona in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Belkona?53.4% (Census 2011)