# Sukalterma Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Sukalterma

Sukalterma is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768048**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 86 households**, the 70th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 303people (2011)
- 86households
- 73.6%literacy
- 768048PIN code

## Sukalterma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sukalterma is 768048.** Sukalterma falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768048
- Gram panchayatSalepali
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380172

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

## How far is Sukalterma from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)30 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)26 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 Sukalterma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dunguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhukta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhukta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sukalterma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 87% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sukalterma

Of every 100 households in Sukalterma in 2011, 15 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukalterma · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sukalterma?

■ Sukalterma · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**991

Working population ****79.5%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 69.3% for women. 79% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 129 (54%)

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 Melchhamunda

- Kujamunda368 people
- Nuapali353 people
- Turimunda324 people
- Rengalpali319 people
- Dongarkermeli261 people
- Temri260 people
- Dumerpali258 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sukalterma?768048
- How far is Sukalterma from Bargarh?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sukalterma?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukalterma in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sukalterma?73.6% (Census 2011)