# Tirkela Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/tirkela/ Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Tirkela Tirkela is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,714 people in 365 households**, the 20th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,714people (2011) - 365households - 46.2%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Tirkela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tirkela is 497116.** Tirkela falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatTirkela - Community development blockLakhanpur - Census village code433066 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tirkela from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)60 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town)20 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 Tirkela? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Tirkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunni - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Tirkela known for? About 23% of the 1,584 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 Tirkela Of every 100 households in Tirkela in 2011, 17 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tirkela · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **38% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****77%** **51% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****13%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****52%** **37% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Tirkela? ■ Tirkela · ■ Lakhanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **992 Working population ****44.3%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.4% for men and 39.0% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 531 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 178 (23%) 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 Lakhanpur - Getra1,758 people - Kuwarpur1,728 people - Patkura1,725 people - Gorta1,718 people - Ganeshpur1,709 people - Argoti1,665 people - Keora1,510 people - Gumgara Kalan1,509 people [All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tirkela?497116 - How far is Tirkela from Ambikapur?60 km by road - What is the population of Tirkela?1,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tirkela in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Tirkela?46.2% (Census 2011)