# Telkhar Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/telkhar/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Telkhar Telkhar is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 248 households**, the 31st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,045people (2011) - 248households - 80.8%literacy - 837females per 1,000 males ## Telkhar PIN code and other codes Telkhar falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531715 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Telkhar from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)75 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)125 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)30 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 Telkhar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Telkhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paratwada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Telkhar known for? About 74% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 346 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 Telkhar Of every 100 households in Telkhar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Telkhar · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **29% Toilet within the home ****17%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **89% Tap water ****31%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****70%** **43% Television ****22%** **11% Mobile phone ****13%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****64%** **66% Own their home ****95%** **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 Telkhar? ■ Telkhar · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726** **979 Working population ****58.0%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 176 (29%) 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 Chikhaldara - Ektai1,087 people - Makhala1,080 people - Raipur1,080 people - Kotmi1,056 people - Girguti1,044 people - Kelpani1,013 people - Simori997 people - Kohana972 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Telkhar from Amravati?125 km by road - What is the population of Telkhar?1,045 (Census 2011) - Which district is Telkhar in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Telkhar?80.8% (Census 2011)