Birkona, Katghora
Birkona (बिर्कोना) is a village located in the Katghora Tehsil of Korba district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Katghora block and comes under Ponsara Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Korba parliament constituency and Katghora assembly constituency.
As on April 2025, the current population of Birkona is 347 out of which 171 are males and rest 176 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1029 females per 1000 males. There are around 47 teenagers in Birkona. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 206 persons can read and write. Total 25 people belonging to scheduled caste and 104 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 90 households in Birkona, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 127. The pincode of Birkona is 495447 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
Schools
Birkona has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Pvt Sun Shine Secondary School Bankimongra
- Pvt Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phule School Shanti Nagar Banki Mongra
- Govt Higher Secondary School Mongra
- Pvt Jagriti Vid.Man.Higher Secondary School Bandhapara
- Pvt Gram Bharti Sarswati Shishu Mandir
Hospitals
Birkona has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kudaripara Sub-Center
- Primary Health Center Chakabuda
- Urban Primary Health Center Katainar
- Sarvamangla Nagar Urban Health center
- Gajara Urban Health center
Banks
Birkona has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.