# Phirka Village, Jaldega, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaldega, Simdega 

# Phirka

Phirka is a village in Jaldega sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835211**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 37 households**, the 57th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 179people (2011)
- 37households
- 48.5%literacy
- 835211PIN code

## Phirka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phirka is 835211.** Phirka falls in Jaldega sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835211
- Gram panchayatTati
- Community development blockJaldega
- Census village code376707

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

## How far is Phirka from nearby towns?

- Jaldega (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)64 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)64 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 Phirka?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Phirka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simdega
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Phirka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 1% of the 242 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 Phirka

Of every 100 households in Phirka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phirka · ■ Jaldega rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Phirka?

■ Phirka · ■ Jaldega rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1529**

**990

Working population ****24.0%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 36.2% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%)

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 Jaldega

- Kharwagarha283 people
- Turupdega276 people
- Barkitangar241 people
- Tilmibera240 people
- Kauwadarha108 people
- Lachhanpur75 people
- Dhauraanjan63 people

[All 60 villages in Jaldega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/jaldega/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phirka?835211
- How far is Phirka from Simdega?64 km by road
- What is the population of Phirka?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phirka in?Simdega district (Jaldega sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Phirka?48.5% (Census 2011)