# Tekala Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Tekala

Tekala is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 55 households**, the 42nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 270people (2011)
- 55households
- 46.2%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Tekala PIN code and other codes

Tekala falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539727

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

## How far is Tekala from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)194 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)194 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 Tekala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Tekala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hemalkasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhamaragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Tekala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 5% of the 1,469 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Tekala

Of every 100 households in Tekala in 2011, 15 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tekala · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Tekala?

■ Tekala · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****581**

**999

Working population ****69.3%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 36.3% for women. 63% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 187 (100%)

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 Bhamragad

- Kosfundi296 people
- Darbha294 people
- Halver291 people
- Koyanguda271 people
- Ranipodur260 people
- Kumarguda257 people
- Sipanpalli255 people
- Hodari254 people

[All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tekala from Gadchiroli?194 km by road
- What is the population of Tekala?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekala in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tekala?46.2% (Census 2011)