# Sarkona Village, Khaira, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Khaira, Baleshwar 

# Sarkona

Sarkona is a village in Khaira sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756048**. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 308 households**, the 17th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 308households
- 89.5%literacy
- 756048PIN code

## Sarkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarkona is 756048.** Sarkona falls in Khaira sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756048
- Gram panchayatNayakhandi
- Community development blockKhaira
- Census village code393489

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

## How far is Sarkona from nearby towns?

- Khaira (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Soro (nearest town)21 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 Sarkona?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Purusattampur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Purusattampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purasattampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sarkona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sarkona

Of every 100 households in Sarkona in 2011, 52 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarkona · ■ Khaira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarkona?

■ Sarkona · ■ Khaira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**963

Working population ****30.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 82.9% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (12%) · **■** Marginal 73 (17%)

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 Khaira

- Raikula1,545 people
- Sarugan1,536 people
- Nandor1,504 people
- Dalanga-I1,438 people
- Kabar1,369 people
- Tuta1,353 people
- Srirampur1,306 people
- Shyamasundarpur1,304 people

[All 279 villages in Khaira](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/khaira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkona?756048
- How far is Sarkona from Baleshwar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkona?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkona in?Baleshwar district (Khaira sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkona?89.5% (Census 2011)