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Birkoni

बिरकोनी
Sargaon mandal
Pincode 495224
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sarojni kevat
Contact: 98****6554
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LGD code
438455
Pincode
495224
Post office
Bilha
Population
1,156
Households
225
Literacy rate
52.6%
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000♂
Workers
721
Census 2011 · in context

How Birkoni compares

By population, Birkoni ranks #20 of 51 villages in Sargaon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.6%
−1.6% vs mandal average
Birkoni
52.6%
Sargaon mandal
54.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
+10 vs mandal average
Birkoni
990
Sargaon mandal
980
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Birkoni
5.1
Sargaon mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Birkoni at a glance

Birkoni is a village of 1,156 people in 225 households (Census 2011) in Sargaon tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 20th-largest of 51 villages in Sargaon tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495224, served by Bilha post office; the LGD village code is 438455. The sarpanch is sarojni kevat, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,363 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Birkoni

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Birkoni

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BILHA
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
27
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
DAUNA
Total area (ha)
422.94
Irrigated area (ha)
23.84
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Birkoni

LGD code
438455
Pincode
495224
Post office
Bilha
Population (Census 2011)
1,156
Population (projected 2026)
1,363
Households
225
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
990
Literacy rate
52.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasdol
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sarojni kevat
Block / Mandal
Sargaon
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-05
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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