# Talakurra Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/talakurra/ Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Talakurra Talakurra is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 378 households**, the 10th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,730people (2011) - 378households - 74.5%literacy - 495116PIN code ## Talakurra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Talakurra is 495116.** Talakurra falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495116 - Gram panchayatTalakurra - Community development blockKanker - Census village code447802 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Talakurra from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)30 km by road - Kanker (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 Talakurra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Talakurra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 · Dhanel Kahar - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Talakurra known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 58% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Talakurra Of every 100 households in Talakurra in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Talakurra · ■ Kanker rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **80% Toilet within the home ****6%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****21%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****23%** **34% Television ****23%** **24% Mobile phone ****20%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **19% 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 Talakurra? ■ Talakurra · ■ Kanker rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135** **1001 Working population ****49.5%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.5% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (9%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%) 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 Kanker - Deori1,915 people - Mode1,874 people - Kanharpuri1,790 people - Dashpur1,756 people - Patoud1,701 people - Sarangpal1,639 people - Dabena1,602 people - Dhanelikanhar1,563 people [All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Talakurra?495116 - How far is Talakurra from Kanker?30 km by road - What is the population of Talakurra?1,730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Talakurra in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Talakurra?74.5% (Census 2011)