# Barkachhar Village, Charama – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Barkachhar

Barkachhar is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494337**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 127 households**, the 87th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 427people (2011)
- 127households
- 85.8%literacy
- 494337PIN code

## Barkachhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkachhar is 494337.** Barkachhar falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494337
- Gram panchayatMarkatola
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447462

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

## How far is Barkachhar from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)35 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)10 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 Barkachhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barkachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lilejhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Barkachhar known for?

About 54% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Barkachhar

Of every 100 households in Barkachhar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkachhar · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****91%**

**72%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Barkachhar?

■ Barkachhar · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**957

Working population ****59.3%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.7% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 107 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (23%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 77 (30%)

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 Charama

- Babu Kohaka517 people
- Damkasa451 people
- Kahadgondi434 people
- Tirkadand430 people
- Gidhali415 people
- Jambahara358 people
- Chuchrungpur356 people
- Surawand354 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkachhar?494337
- How far is Barkachhar from Kanker?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barkachhar?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkachhar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkachhar?85.8% (Census 2011)