# Chellu Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/chellu/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Chellu Chellu is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761032**. The 2011 Census counted **1,277 people in 276 households**, the 47th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,277people (2011) - 276households - 61.0%literacy - 761032PIN code ## Chellu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chellu is 761032.** Chellu falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761032 - Gram panchayatBedanala Nakhyapur - Community development blockKhalikote - Census village code412200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chellu from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)53 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)15 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 Chellu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chellu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purusottampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Purusottampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chellu known for? The main crops are **paddy and black groundnut**. About 76% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Chellu Of every 100 households in Chellu in 2011, 38 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chellu · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **48% Toilet within the home ****7%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****40%** **46% Television ****23%** **26% Mobile phone ****43%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Chellu? ■ Chellu · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162** **898 Working population ****49.6%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 46.9% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 303 (48%) 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 Purusottampur - Pincholi1,377 people - Anchuli1,364 people - Singipur1,345 people - Kolasingi1,286 people - Deulapalli1,229 people - Gobindapur1,181 people - Karanjhara1,181 people - Gaudanuagam1,175 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chellu?761032 - How far is Chellu from Chatrapur?53 km by road - What is the population of Chellu?1,277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chellu in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Chellu?61.0% (Census 2011)