# Churtela Village, Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/churtela/

Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa 

# Churtela

Churtela is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495688**. The 2011 Census counted **1,973 people in 514 households**, the 17th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,973people (2011)
- 514households
- 72.3%literacy
- 495688PIN code

## Churtela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Churtela is 495688.** Churtela falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495688
- Gram panchayatChurtela
- Community development blockDabhra
- Census village code437122

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Churtela from nearby towns?

- Dabhra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)76 km by road
- Dabhra (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Churtela?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Churtela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dabhara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dabhra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dabhra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Churtela known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pigeon pea**. About 85% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Churtela

Of every 100 households in Churtela in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Churtela · ■ Dabhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**45%

Television ****45%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Churtela?

■ Churtela · ■ Dabhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**946

Working population ****62.6%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 59.8% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 420 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (16%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 560 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra

- Gobra2,164 people
- Bartunga2,149 people
- Bade Katekoni2,031 people
- Thangan1,977 people
- Pendruwa1,954 people
- Reda1,900 people
- Katekoni Chhote1,852 people
- Kataud1,847 people

[All 124 villages in Dabhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Churtela?495688
- How far is Churtela from Janjgir?76 km by road
- What is the population of Churtela?1,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churtela in?Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Churtela?72.3% (Census 2011)