# Kharkona Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Kharkona

Kharkona is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 163 households**, the 51st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 677people (2011)
- 163households
- 64.0%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Kharkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kharkona is 497118.** Kharkona falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKharkona
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432450

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

## How far is Kharkona from nearby towns?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)72 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 Kharkona?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kharkona known for?

About 43% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Kharkona

Of every 100 households in Kharkona in 2011, 61 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharkona · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**61%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**62%

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 Kharkona?

■ Kharkona · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**968

Working population ****55.1%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 53.2% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (15%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 136 (36%)

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

- Bhondna695 people
- Deosara Kalan694 people
- Jagima685 people
- Krishnanagar685 people
- Bhagwatpur638 people
- Asanpani625 people
- Bharatpur625 people
- Vinayakpur609 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharkona?497118
- How far is Kharkona from Ambikapur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkona?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkona in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkona?64.0% (Census 2011)