# Sarkoni Village, Kandi, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandi, Garhwa 

# Sarkoni

Sarkoni is a village in Kandi sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,684 people in 349 households**, the 14th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,684people (2011)
- 349households
- 69.5%literacy
- 822120PIN code

## Sarkoni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarkoni is 822120.** Sarkoni falls in Kandi sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822120
- Gram panchayatSarkoni
- Community development blockKandi
- Census village code347244

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

## How far is Sarkoni from nearby towns?

- Kandi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)50 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town)25 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 Sarkoni?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhiaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Majhiaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sarkoni known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 65% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Sarkoni

Of every 100 households in Sarkoni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarkoni · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Sarkoni?

■ Sarkoni · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**956

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (21%) · **■** Marginal 394 (71%)

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 Kandi

- Jainath Alias Ghordag2,335 people
- Gosang1,960 people
- Shivpur1,796 people
- Sarki1,783 people
- Ranadih1,625 people
- Choka1,596 people
- Patriya1,579 people
- Ghatahua Kalan1,499 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkoni?822120
- How far is Sarkoni from Garhwa?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkoni?1,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkoni in?Garhwa district (Kandi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkoni?69.5% (Census 2011)