# Kachalekha Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi 

# Kachalekha

Kachalekha is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766037**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 80 households**, the 75th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 358people (2011)
- 80households
- 46.0%literacy
- 766037PIN code

## Kachalekha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kachalekha is 766037.** Kachalekha falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766037
- Gram panchayatKerpai
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424340

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

## How far is Kachalekha from nearby towns?

- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)95 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 Kachalekha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kachalekha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kachalekha known for?

The main crops are **ragi and bajra**. About 14% of the 36 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 Kachalekha

Of every 100 households in Kachalekha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kachalekha · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**21%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**68%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kachalekha?

■ Kachalekha · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**987

Working population ****41.1%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 30.4% for women. 40% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 43 (29%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 82 (56%)

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 Thuamul Rampur

- Dalaguda373 people
- Ranapur370 people
- Bhataguda363 people
- Nakarundi362 people
- Badabag356 people
- Tukuguda356 people
- Ranidumer344 people
- Kaniguma332 people

[All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/thuamul-rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachalekha?766037
- How far is Kachalekha from Bhawanipatna?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kachalekha?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachalekha in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kachalekha?46.0% (Census 2011)