# Chirka Village, Jayapatna, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jayapatna, Kalahandi 

# Chirka

Chirka is a village in Jayapatna sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766018**. The 2011 Census counted **1,768 people in 453 households**, the 32nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,768people (2011)
- 453households
- 44.1%literacy
- 766018PIN code

## Chirka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chirka is 766018.** Chirka falls in Jayapatna sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766018
- Gram panchayatJayapatna
- Community development blockJayapatna
- Census village code424196

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

## How far is Chirka from nearby towns?

- Jayapatna (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)84 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)58 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 Chirka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kapurmal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kapurmal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Chirka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Chirka

Of every 100 households in Chirka in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirka · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chirka?

■ Chirka · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**981

Working population ****49.2%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 33.0% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (57%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 217 (25%)

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 Jayapatna

- Ichhapur1,900 people
- Pandigaon1,886 people
- Beherensil1,881 people
- Panigaon1,794 people
- Amjor1,755 people
- Dhansuli1,732 people
- Kotagaon1,726 people
- Pujhariguda1,715 people

[All 148 villages in Jayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/jayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chirka?766018
- How far is Chirka from Bhawanipatna?84 km by road
- What is the population of Chirka?1,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirka in?Kalahandi district (Jayapatna sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chirka?44.1% (Census 2011)