# Sarkanda Village, Sohela, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sohela, Bargarh 

# Sarkanda

Sarkanda is a village in Sohela sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768032**. The 2011 Census counted **3,326 people in 842 households**, the 1st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 3,326people (2011)
- 842households
- 82.0%literacy
- 768032PIN code

## Sarkanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sarkanda is 768032.** Sarkanda falls in Sohela sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768032
- Gram panchayatSarkanda
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380236

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

## How far is Sarkanda from nearby towns?

- Sohela (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bargarh (nearest town)30 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 Sarkanda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Sarkanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and mung**. About 24% of the 843 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 Sarkanda

Of every 100 households in Sarkanda in 2011, 54 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarkanda · ■ Sohela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**89%

Tap water ****59%**

**15%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**27%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sarkanda?

■ Sarkanda · ■ Sohela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**966

Working population ****52.4%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 73.8% for women. 65% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (20%) · **■** Household industry 618 (35%) · **■** Other work 172 (10%) · **■** Marginal 394 (23%)

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 Sohela

- Panimora3,128 people
- Pandkipali2,667 people
- Srigida2,540 people
- Jatla2,518 people

[All 92 villages in Sohela](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/sohela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkanda?768032
- How far is Sarkanda from Bargarh?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkanda?3,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkanda in?Bargarh district (Sohela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkanda?82.0% (Census 2011)