# Tekka Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Tekka

Tekka is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 70 households**, the 87th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 298people (2011)
- 70households
- 57.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Tekka PIN code and other codes

Tekka falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539513

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

## How far is Tekka from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)88 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)88 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 Tekka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tekka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarawandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Tekka known for?

About 5% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Tekka

Of every 100 households in Tekka in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tekka · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Tekka?

■ Tekka · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**970

Working population ****73.5%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 71% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 188 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 21 (10%)

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 Etapalli

- Kukeli308 people
- Sarkheda303 people
- Kurumwada302 people
- Yetawahi299 people
- Manger293 people
- Mangutha282 people
- Jaweli kh279 people
- Zareguda275 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tekka from Gadchiroli?88 km by road
- What is the population of Tekka?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekka in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tekka?57.7% (Census 2011)