Village · Katekalyan, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Telam Telam is a village in Katekalyan sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494552. The 2011 Census counted 1,355 people in 271 households, the 12th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.3%. - 1,355 people (2011) - 271 households - 10.4% literacy - 494552 PIN code ## Telam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Telam is 494552. Telam falls in Katekalyan sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494552 - Gram panchayat Telam - Community development block Katekalyan - Census village code 450213 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Telam from nearby towns? - Katekalyan (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 50 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Telam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Telam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Katekalyan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Telam known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kodo. About 58% of the 1,385 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Telam Of every 100 households in Telam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Telam · ■ Katekalyan rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 17% - Toilet within the home 3% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 96% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 7% 20% - Television 0% 4% - Mobile phone 1% 7% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 94% 78% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Telam? ■ Telam · ■ Katekalyan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 10.4% 23.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1075 1090 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1385 1070 - Working population 50.6% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 13.4% for men and 7.4% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 553 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (3%) · ■ Marginal 108 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Katekalyan - Bhusaras 1,863 people - Bade Bedma 1,755 people - Marjum 1,682 people - Tumakpal 1,619 people - Gatam 1,204 people - Bengloor 1,088 people - Chikpal 1,047 people - Tetam 864 people All 43 villages in Katekalyan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Telam? 494552 - How far is Telam from Dantewada? 50 km by road - What is the population of Telam? 1,355 (Census 2011) - Which district is Telam in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Katekalyan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Telam? 10.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/telam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.