# Kumekela Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur 

# Kumekela

Kumekela is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,786 people in 437 households**, the 41st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 1,786people (2011)
- 437households
- 65.3%literacy
- 496118PIN code

## Kumekela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kumekela is 496118.** Kumekela falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496118
- Gram panchayatKumekela
- Community development blockPathalgaon
- Census village code434272

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

## How far is Kumekela from nearby towns?

- Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)103 km by road
- Pathalgaon (nearest town)3 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 Kumekela?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pathalgaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pathalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Kumekela known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and tivra**. About 85% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kumekela

Of every 100 households in Kumekela in 2011, 78 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kumekela · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****20%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kumekela?

■ Kumekela · ■ Pathalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**971

Working population ****58.4%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 238 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (39%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 344 (33%)

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 Pathalgaon

- Raja Ama1,913 people
- Batura Bahar1,907 people
- Pemla1,895 people
- Jamargi1,868 people
- Pitha Ama1,759 people
- Susdega1,636 people
- Rairuma Kalan1,635 people
- Kunkuri1,634 people

[All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kumekela?496118
- How far is Kumekela from Jashpur Nagar?103 km by road
- What is the population of Kumekela?1,786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumekela in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kumekela?65.3% (Census 2011)
