# Chelkuthi Village, Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda (Odisha)

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Village · Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda 

# Chelkuthi

Chelkuthi is a village in Brajarajnagar sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code **768216**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 57 households**, the 28th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 258people (2011)
- 57households
- 65.6%literacy
- 768216PIN code

## Chelkuthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chelkuthi is 768216.** Chelkuthi falls in Brajarajnagar sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

- PIN code768216
- Gram panchayatGourmal
- Community development blockJharsuguda
- Census village code381097

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

## How far is Chelkuthi from nearby towns?

- Brajarajnagar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Jharsuguda (district HQ)23 km by road
- Jharsuguda (nearest town)23 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 Chelkuthi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chelkuthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Brajarajnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Brajarajnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Brajarajnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Chelkuthi

Of every 100 households in Chelkuthi in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chelkuthi · ■ Brajarajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chelkuthi?

■ Chelkuthi · ■ Brajarajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**1011

Working population ****43.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 54.9% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 69 (61%) · **■** Marginal 36 (32%)

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 Brajarajnagar

- Balangibahal334 people
- Baliput315 people
- Niktimal295 people
- Ghusuramunda292 people
- Kandakuda197 people
- Naikdihi91 people
- Nuamunda78 people
- Beleidhuda39 people

[All 32 villages in Brajarajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/brajarajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chelkuthi?768216
- How far is Chelkuthi from Jharsuguda?23 km by road
- What is the population of Chelkuthi?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chelkuthi in?Jharsuguda district (Brajarajnagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chelkuthi?65.6% (Census 2011)