# Kechala Village, Koraput, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Koraput, Koraput 

# Kechala

Kechala is a village in Koraput sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764021**. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 137 households**, the 43rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 490people (2011)
- 137households
- 15.6%literacy
- 764021PIN code

## Kechala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kechala is 764021.** Kechala falls in Koraput sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764021
- Gram panchayatLankaput
- Community development blockKoraput
- Census village code428979

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

## How far is Kechala from nearby towns?

- Koraput (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)13 km by road
- Koraput (nearest town)15 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 Kechala?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koraput
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koraput
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 Kechala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and nizer**. About 14% of the 1,115 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 Kechala

Of every 100 households in Kechala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kechala · ■ Koraput rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Kechala?

■ Kechala · ■ Koraput rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.6%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1074

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**991

Working population ****32.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.5% for men and 12.2% for women. 51% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (34%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 92 (58%)

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 Koraput

- Mendhaguda559 people
- Kankadaput547 people
- Semala531 people
- Parajamundar510 people
- Bagara471 people
- Chhapar450 people
- Litiguda438 people
- Dangari437 people

[All 124 villages in Koraput](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/koraput/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kechala?764021
- How far is Kechala from Koraput?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kechala?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kechala in?Koraput district (Koraput sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kechala?15.6% (Census 2011)