Village · Madanpur Rampur, Kalahandi # Paurkela Paurkela is a village in Madanpur Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766031. The 2011 Census counted 1,911 people in 502 households, the 7th largest of 288 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 1,911 people (2011) - 502 households - 73.5% literacy - 766031 PIN code ## Paurkela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Paurkela is 766031. Paurkela falls in Madanpur Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code 766031 - Gram panchayat Pouerkela - Community development block Karlamunda - Census village code 422400 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paurkela from nearby towns? - Madanpur Rampur (sub-district HQ) 95 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 95 km by road - Kesinga (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paurkela? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Paurkela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Risida - ○ Degree college 10+ km · M.Rampur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paurkela known for? The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 378 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paurkela Of every 100 households in Paurkela in 2011, 20 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paurkela · ■ Madanpur Rampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 18% - Toilet within the home 3% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93% - Tap water 20% 2% - Drinking water within premises 4% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 19% 35% - Television 13% 9% - Mobile phone 16% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 31% 36% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paurkela? ■ Paurkela · ■ Madanpur Rampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 64.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 942 - Working population 46.3% 48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 373 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 83 (9%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (3%) · ■ Marginal 396 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur Rampur - Kusurla 2,329 people - Saplahara 2,240 people - Rajpur 2,102 people - Sargulmalpara 2,080 people - Madanpur 1,845 people - Bhatapala 1,823 people - Regeda 1,818 people - Risida kumbharpada 1,688 people All 310 villages in Madanpur Rampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paurkela? 766031 - How far is Paurkela from Bhawanipatna? 95 km by road - What is the population of Paurkela? 1,911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paurkela in? Kalahandi district (Madanpur Rampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Paurkela? 73.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/madanpur-rampur/paurkela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.