# Talekhar Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Talekhar

Talekhar is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 77 households**, the 123rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 314people (2011)
- 77households
- 71.7%literacy
- 1,066females per 1,000 males

## Talekhar PIN code and other codes

Talekhar falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553977

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

## How far is Talekhar from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)18 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 Talekhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Amtem
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Talekhar known for?

About 67% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Talekhar

Of every 100 households in Talekhar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Talekhar · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****96%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**57%

Use banking services ****24%**

**53%

Television ****61%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Talekhar?

■ Talekhar · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**968

Working population ****62.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 62.3% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 183 (94%)

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 Pen

- Aghai335 people
- Gandhe332 people
- Burdi331 people
- Govirle316 people
- Khar Dhombi311 people
- Atiwali299 people
- Khar Ovali295 people
- Masad Bk290 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Talekhar from Alibag?30 km by road
- What is the population of Talekhar?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talekhar in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Talekhar?71.7% (Census 2011)