# Utkela Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Utkela

Utkela is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766011**. The 2011 Census counted **3,895 people in 1,006 households**, the 1st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 3,895people (2011)
- 1,006households
- 72.7%literacy
- 766011PIN code

## Utkela PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code766011
- Gram panchayatUtkela
- Community development blockKesinga
- Census village code422389

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

## How far is Utkela from nearby towns?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)10 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 Utkela?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Utkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Utkela known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and moong**. About 81% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Utkela

Of every 100 households in Utkela in 2011, 44 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Utkela · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**90%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**31%

Television ****36%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Utkela?

■ Utkela · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**929

Working population ****36.7%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 925 (65%) · **■** Marginal 161 (11%)

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 Kesinga

- Patharla3,250 people
- Ruphuda2,685 people
- Kantesir2,632 people
- Palam2,415 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Utkela?766011
- How far is Utkela from Bhawanipatna?25 km by road
- What is the population of Utkela?3,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Utkela in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Utkela?72.7% (Census 2011)