# Sakritola Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Sakritola

Sakritola is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 54 households**, the 119th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 218people (2011)
- 54households
- 75.6%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Sakritola PIN code and other codes

Sakritola falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497947

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

## How far is Sakritola from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)53 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)53 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 Sakritola?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sakritola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sakritola known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 9% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sakritola

Of every 100 households in Sakritola in 2011, 36 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakritola · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**76%

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

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Sakritola?

■ Sakritola · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**944

Working population ****55.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (78%) · **■** Marginal 11 (9%)

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 Kirnapur

- Bhakkutola330 people
- Chatrutola299 people
- Sirri288 people
- Managarh225 people
- Sitapara214 people
- Chindikuwa212 people
- Bodal Jhola206 people
- Kuwagondi204 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakritola from Balaghat?53 km by road
- What is the population of Sakritola?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakritola in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakritola?75.6% (Census 2011)