Village · Baramkela, Raigarh # Tarekela Tarekela is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496551. The 2011 Census counted 707 people in 224 households, the 64th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 707 people (2011) - 224 households - 77.8% literacy - 496551 PIN code ## Tarekela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Tarekela is 496551. Tarekela falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496551 - Gram panchayat Tarekela - Community development block Sarailendha - Census village code 435773 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tarekela from nearby towns? - Baramkela (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ) 70 km by road - Baramkela (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tarekela? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tarekela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dongaripali - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarangarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tarekela known for? The main crops are paddy. About 63% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tarekela Of every 100 households in Tarekela in 2011, 66 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tarekela · ■ Baramkela rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 83% - Toilet within the home 59% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 41% 87% - Tap water 55% 20% - Drinking water within premises 2% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 91% 37% - Television 15% 22% - Mobile phone 8% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 27% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tarekela? ■ Tarekela · ■ Baramkela rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1273 947 - Working population 52.2% 49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 56 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 178 (48%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 33 (9%) · ■ Marginal 93 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela - Katangpali 735 people - Dongripali 733 people - Chhuwaripali 729 people - Jampali 712 people - Katangpali 703 people - Marodarha 699 people - Kotara 682 people - Dulapali 680 people All 243 villages in Baramkela ## Other places named Tarekela - Tarekela · Village, Kolabira, Jharsuguda · 1,477 people - Tarekela · Village, Udaipur, Raigarh · 1,350 people - Tarekela · Village, Pithora, Mahasamund · 1,336 people - Tarekela · Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur · 950 people - Tarekela · Village, Badmal, Jharsuguda · 682 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tarekela? 496551 - How far is Tarekela from Raigarh? 70 km by road - What is the population of Tarekela? 707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarekela in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Tarekela? 77.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/tarekela/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.