Jarkat, Gharghoda

Jarkat (जरकट) is a village located in the Gharghoda Tehsil of Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Gharghoda block and comes under Baronakunda Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Dharamjaigarh assembly constituency.

As on June 2025, the current population of Jarkat is 739 out of which 364 are males and rest 375 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1030 females per 1000 males. There are around 100 teenagers in Jarkat. It has literacy rate of 33% which means around 245 persons can read and write. Total 1 people belonging to scheduled caste and 623 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 188 households in Jarkat, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 514. The pincode of Jarkat is 496111 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gharghoda Sub Post office
• Bahirkela Branch Post office
• Nawapara Tenda Branch Post office
• Porda Branch Post office
• Rabo Branch Post office

Schools

Jarkat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Twd.Primary School Jarkat
• Govt.Primary School Nawadih
• Utkramit Middle School Jarkat(Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan)

Hospitals

Jarkat has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Gharghodi Sub-Center
• Chilkaguda Sub-Center
• Amalidih Sub-Center
• Faguram Sub-Center
• Konpara Sub-Center

Banks

Jarkat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Gharghoda
• Central Bank of India Raikera
• ICICI Bank Gharghoda
• State Bank of India Gharghoda