# Turkel Village, Sadar, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/sadar/turkel/ Village · Sadar, Kalahandi # Turkel Turkel is a village in Sadar sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766011**. The 2011 Census counted **1,400 people in 347 households**, the 21st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 1,400people (2011) - 347households - 62.3%literacy - 766011PIN code ## Turkel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Turkel is 766011.** Turkel falls in Sadar sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766011 - Gram panchayatChahagaon - Community development blockBhawanipatna - Census village code423261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turkel from nearby towns? - Sadar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)27 km by road - Bhawanipatna (nearest town)27 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 Turkel? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Turkel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karlapada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karlapada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Turkel known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and pulses**. About 59% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Turkel Of every 100 households in Turkel in 2011, 23 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Turkel · ■ Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **22% Toilet within the home ****4%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****3%** **27% Television ****11%** **14% Mobile phone ****15%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Turkel? ■ Turkel · ■ Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **955 Working population ****54.1%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 48.0% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 204 (27%) 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 Sadar - Latakabahali1,492 people - Thuapadar1,478 people - Tentulikhunti1,458 people - Goipita1,401 people - Adhamunda1,325 people - Dangaripadar1,278 people - Malgaon1,247 people - Themera1,231 people [All 318 villages in Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turkel?766011 - How far is Turkel from Bhawanipatna?27 km by road - What is the population of Turkel?1,400 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turkel in?Kalahandi district (Sadar sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Turkel?62.3% (Census 2011)