# Turekela Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/turekela/ Village · Kharsia, Raigarh # Turekela Turekela is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496661**. The 2011 Census counted **1,621 people in 387 households**, the 16th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,621people (2011) - 387households - 70.3%literacy - 496661PIN code ## Turekela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Turekela is 496661.** Turekela falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496661 - Gram panchayatTurekela - Community development blockKharsia - Census village code435209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turekela from nearby towns? - Kharsia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Raigarh (district HQ)32 km by road - Kharsia (nearest town)7 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 Turekela? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Turekela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharsia - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kharsia - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Turekela known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 71% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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 Turekela Of every 100 households in Turekela in 2011, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Turekela · ■ Kharsia rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****15%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **34% Television ****42%** **26% Mobile phone ****24%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Turekela? ■ Turekela · ■ Kharsia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **974 Working population ****35.4%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 150 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 78 (14%) · **■** Marginal 333 (58%) 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 Kharsia - Badedeogaon2,124 people - Chhote Mudpar1,966 people - Gidha1,872 people - Naharpali1,675 people - Nagoi1,600 people - Basnajhar1,549 people - Bhainapara1,536 people - Ratan Mahka1,535 people [All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turekela?496661 - How far is Turekela from Raigarh?32 km by road - What is the population of Turekela?1,621 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turekela in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Turekela?70.3% (Census 2011)