Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Churtela

Churtela is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495554. The 2011 Census counted 1,865 people in 478 households, the 38th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 1,865 people (2011)
- 478 households
- 62.4% literacy
- 495554 PIN code

## Churtela PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Churtela is 495554. Churtela falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495554
- Gram panchayat Mudpar Ch
- Community development block Pamgarh
- Census village code 437058

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Churtela from nearby towns?
- Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Rahaud (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Churtela?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rasouta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kharod
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharod
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Churtela known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 77% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Churtela

Of every 100 households in Churtela in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Churtela · ■ Pamgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 88%
- Toilet within the home 7% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 88%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 10% 34%
- Television 16% 30%
- Mobile phone 19% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 52% 35%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Churtela?

■ Churtela · ■ Pamgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.4% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 994
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 953 953
- Working population 56.8% 49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 102 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 530 (50%) · ■ Other work 16 (2%) · ■ Marginal 412 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh
- Kharkhod 1,989 people
- Sirli 1,956 people
- Bhadra 1,940 people
- Dhangaon 1,871 people
- Pangaon 1,792 people
- Pandari 1,583 people
- Pakariya 1,571 people
- Kamreed 1,547 people

All 72 villages in Pamgarh

## Other places named Churtela
- Churtela · Village, Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa · 1,973 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Churtela? 495554
- How far is Churtela from Janjgir? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Churtela? 1,865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churtela in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Churtela? 62.4% (Census 2011)

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