# Turekela Village, Sindhekela, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Sindhekela, Balangir 

# Turekela

Turekela is a village in Sindhekela sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767035**. The 2011 Census counted **1,012 people in 263 households**, the 40th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 1,012people (2011)
- 263households
- 49.4%literacy
- 767035PIN code

## Turekela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Turekela is 767035.** Turekela falls in Sindhekela sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767035
- Gram panchayatJamkhunta
- Community development blockBangomunda
- Census village code421429

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

## How far is Turekela from nearby towns?

- Sindhekela (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)59 km by road
- Kantabanji (nearest town)40 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 Turekela?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Turekela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sindhekela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Titilagarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Turekela known for?

About 63% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Turekela

Of every 100 households in Turekela in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turekela · ■ Sindhekela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****8%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Turekela?

■ Turekela · ■ Sindhekela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**962

Working population ****52.3%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 36.7% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (13%) · **■** Marginal 367 (69%)

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 Sindhekela

- Jamkani1,046 people
- Silanda1,041 people
- Barkani1,034 people
- Mahangaon1,027 people
- Putulatalai1,005 people
- Ganjiapara994 people
- Budhipadar976 people
- Jharial976 people

[All 107 villages in Sindhekela](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/sindhekela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Turekela?767035
- How far is Turekela from Balangir?59 km by road
- What is the population of Turekela?1,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turekela in?Balangir district (Sindhekela sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Turekela?49.4% (Census 2011)