# Gechela Village, Lakshmipur, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakshmipur, Koraput 

# Gechela

Gechela is a village in Lakshmipur sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **765014**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 49 households**, the 50th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.1%.

- 248people (2011)
- 49households
- 43.5%literacy
- 765014PIN code

## Gechela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gechela is 765014.** Gechela falls in Lakshmipur sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code765014
- Gram panchayatLakshmipur
- Community development blockLakshmipur
- Census village code428533

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

## How far is Gechela from nearby towns?

- Lakshmipur (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sunabeda (nearest town)38 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 Gechela?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gechela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laxmipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

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 Gechela known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 19% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Gechela

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

■ Gechela · ■ Lakshmipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****100%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Gechela?

■ Gechela · ■ Lakshmipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%**

**42.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1786**

**966

Working population ****46.8%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.0% for men and 38.3% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (57%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 44 (38%)

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 Lakshmipur

- Kegaja302 people
- Podasankuli272 people
- Raisili263 people
- Danapanasgura251 people
- Bhitaragura247 people
- Karajholla231 people
- Chhelibeda216 people
- Bishampur203 people

[All 73 villages in Lakshmipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/lakshmipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gechela?765014
- How far is Gechela from Koraput?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gechela?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gechela in?Koraput district (Lakshmipur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gechela?43.5% (Census 2011)