# Talekhol Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Talekhol

Talekhol is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 278 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 278households
- 89.3%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Talekhol PIN code and other codes

Talekhol falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566984

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

## How far is Talekhol from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bicholi (nearest town)16 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 Talekhol?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Talekhol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Talekhol known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and nagli**. About 1% of the 1,341 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Talekhol

Of every 100 households in Talekhol in 2011, 80 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Talekhol · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**36%

Tap water ****38%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****63%**

**67%

Television ****39%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Talekhol?

■ Talekhol · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**911

Working population ****51.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (22%) · **■** Marginal 383 (62%)

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 Dodamarg

- Pikule1,501 people
- Vazare1,393 people
- Kumbral1,333 people
- Zare1,253 people
- Usap1,180 people
- Morgaon1,122 people
- Ambadgaon1,117 people
- Zolambe1,104 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Talekhol from Oras Bk.?65 km by road
- What is the population of Talekhol?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talekhol in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Talekhol?89.3% (Census 2011)