# Sirkona Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Sirkona

Sirkona is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 71 households**, the 163rd largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 287people (2011)
- 71households
- 64.9%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Sirkona PIN code and other codes

Sirkona falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490655

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

## How far is Sirkona from nearby towns?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)18 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 Sirkona?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Cadankhera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gotegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Sirkona known for?

About 92% of the 150 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 Sirkona

Of every 100 households in Sirkona in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sirkona · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**40%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****69%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sirkona?

■ Sirkona · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**897

Working population ****48.8%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 53.6% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (46%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 63 (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 Gotegaon

- Tighra292 people
- Kachhwa291 people
- Bandol290 people
- Chargawan287 people
- Batka286 people
- Baglai284 people
- Samnapur272 people
- Barpani261 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sirkona from Narsimhapur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sirkona?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirkona in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sirkona?64.9% (Census 2011)