# Sirchand Village, Aland, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Aland, Gulbarga 

# Sirchand

Sirchand is a village in Aland sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,668 people in 276 households**, the 62nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,668people (2011)
- 276households
- 60.8%literacy
- 585316PIN code

## Sirchand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sirchand is 585316.** Sirchand falls in Aland sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585316
- Gram panchayatSirchand
- Community development blockAland
- Census village code620003

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

## How far is Sirchand from nearby towns?

- Aland (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gulbarga (nearest town)28 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 Sirchand?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sirchand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narona
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Sirchand known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane**. About 93% of the 904 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sirchand

Of every 100 households in Sirchand in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sirchand · ■ Aland rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**86%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Tap water ****45%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**56%

Television ****42%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Sirchand?

■ Sirchand · ■ Aland rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**936

Working population ****50.2%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 48.4% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (19%) · **■** Marginal 376 (45%)

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 Aland

- Battarga1,730 people
- Jawalga1,707 people
- Kotanhipperga1,699 people
- Jawali.D1,673 people
- Jamga.J1,664 people
- Teerth1,636 people
- Kudmud1,610 people
- Gunjbablad1,605 people

[All 136 villages in Aland](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/aland/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sirchand?585316
- How far is Sirchand from Gulbarga?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sirchand?1,668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirchand in?Gulbarga district (Aland sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sirchand?60.8% (Census 2011)