# Uchhala Village, Kegaon, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kegaon, Kalahandi 

# Uchhala

Uchhala is a village in Kegaon sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766011**. The 2011 Census counted **2,007 people in 524 households**, the 10th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 2,007people (2011)
- 524households
- 48.4%literacy
- 766011PIN code

## Uchhala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uchhala is 766011.** Uchhala falls in Kegaon sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766011
- Gram panchayatUchhala
- Community development blockGolamunda
- Census village code423677

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

## How far is Uchhala from nearby towns?

- Kegaon (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)32 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 Uchhala?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Uchhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanchergaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golamunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Uchhala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. About 75% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 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 Uchhala

Of every 100 households in Uchhala in 2011, 13 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uchhala · ■ Kegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Uchhala?

■ Uchhala · ■ Kegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1134**

**943

Working population ****48.8%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 35.5% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 480 (49%)

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 Kegaon

- Kanduljhar2,418 people
- Lanji2,207 people
- Borbhata2,186 people
- Khaliapali2,075 people
- Ainli1,938 people
- Makraguda1,906 people
- Barafa1,792 people
- Kegaon1,758 people

[All 108 villages in Kegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uchhala?766011
- How far is Uchhala from Bhawanipatna?32 km by road
- What is the population of Uchhala?2,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchhala in?Kalahandi district (Kegaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Uchhala?48.4% (Census 2011)