# Korkota Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/korkota/ Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad # Korkota Korkota is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,881 people in 374 households**, the 18th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,881people (2011) - 374households - 73.4%literacy - 828401PIN code ## Korkota PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korkota is 828401.** Korkota falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828401 - Gram panchayatKorkota - Community development blockTopchanchi - Census village code361301 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korkota from nearby towns? - Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)42 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town)42 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 Korkota? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Korkota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gomo - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gomo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Korkota known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Korkota Of every 100 households in Korkota in 2011, 78 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Korkota · ■ Topchanchi rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **71% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **61% Use banking services ****51%** **63% Television ****26%** **32% Mobile phone ****50%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Korkota? ■ Korkota · ■ Topchanchi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834** **909 Working population ****30.9%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (32%) · **■** Marginal 350 (60%) 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 Topchanchi - Gandhawadih2,421 people - Pradhan Khuta2,211 people - Ledatanr2,073 people - Pabapur2,027 people - Naro1,814 people - Kamta1,798 people - Mohanpur1,703 people - Kherabera1,687 people [All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korkota?828401 - How far is Korkota from Dhanbad?42 km by road - What is the population of Korkota?1,881 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korkota in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Korkota?73.4% (Census 2011)