# Chhirka Village, Patharia, Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patharia, Damoh 

# Chhirka

Chhirka is a village in Patharia sub-district of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 100 households**, the 100th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 471people (2011)
- 100households
- 71.9%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Chhirka PIN code and other codes

Chhirka falls in Patharia sub-district, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code462177

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

## How far is Chhirka from nearby towns?

- Patharia (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Damoh (district HQ)20 km by road
- Patharia (nearest town)16 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 Chhirka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pathria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Damoh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chhirka known for?

About 89% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Chhirka

Of every 100 households in Chhirka in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhirka · ■ Patharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**59%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chhirka?

■ Chhirka · ■ Patharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**941

Working population ****52.0%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 61.9% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (39%)

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 Patharia

- Duhave505 people
- Kuwa Kheda504 people
- Simri Sitanagar489 people
- Rajalwari487 people
- Noru463 people
- Khejra Patmohna450 people
- Khiriya Lakhroni433 people
- Dunda423 people

[All 131 villages in Patharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/damoh/patharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhirka from Damoh?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chhirka?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhirka in?Damoh district (Patharia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhirka?71.9% (Census 2011)