# Sirka Village, Karra, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Karra, Khunti 

# Sirka

Sirka is a village in Karra sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,390 people in 251 households**, the 9th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,390people (2011)
- 251households
- 47.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Sirka PIN code and other codes

Sirka falls in Karra sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatGunsuli
- Community development blockKarra
- Census village code374816

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

## How far is Sirka from nearby towns?

- Karra (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)22 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)22 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 Sirka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sirka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sirka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sirka

Of every 100 households in Sirka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirka · ■ Karra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sirka?

■ Sirka · ■ Karra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**952

Working population ****44.5%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 36.6% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 466 (75%)

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 Karra

- Jurdag1,751 people
- Chanpi1,624 people
- Dehkela1,529 people
- Ghunsuli1,428 people
- Bakaspur1,378 people
- Lappa1,377 people
- Chhata1,334 people
- Sungi1,323 people

[All 178 villages in Karra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/karra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sirka from Khunti?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sirka?1,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirka in?Khunti district (Karra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sirka?47.1% (Census 2011)