Village · Champa, Janjgir - Champa # Puchheli Puchheli is a village in Champa sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493228. The 2011 Census counted 1,169 people in 272 households, the 45th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,169 people (2011) - 272 households - 71.9% literacy - 493228 PIN code ## Puchheli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puchheli is 493228. Puchheli falls in Champa sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493228 - Gram panchayat Puchheli - Community development block Bamhnidih - Census village code 436844 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puchheli from nearby towns? - Champa (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 23 km by road - Bamhanidih (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puchheli? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Puchheli; 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 - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bamhanidih - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bamhnidih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saragaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puchheli known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 54% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puchheli Of every 100 households in Puchheli in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puchheli · ■ Champa rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 88% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 87% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 7% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 10% 20% - Television 25% 34% - Mobile phone 21% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 29% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puchheli? ■ Puchheli · ■ Champa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.9% 72.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 856 935 - Working population 53.6% 55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 22 (4%) · ■ Marginal 574 (92%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Champa - Bansula 1,284 people - Borsi 1,274 people - Baghoda 1,270 people - Parsapali 1,242 people - Basantpur 1,131 people - Kachanda 1,105 people - Risda 1,068 people - Gatwa 1,066 people All 86 villages in Champa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puchheli? 493228 - How far is Puchheli from Janjgir? 23 km by road - What is the population of Puchheli? 1,169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puchheli in? Janjgir - Champa district (Champa sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Puchheli? 71.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/champa/puchheli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.