# Chalkhamba Village, Gunupur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gunupur, Rayagada 

# Chalkhamba

Chalkhamba is a village in Gunupur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765033**. The 2011 Census counted **1,739 people in 459 households**, the 6th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.1%.

- 1,739people (2011)
- 459households
- 69.3%literacy
- 765033PIN code

## Chalkhamba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalkhamba is 765033.** Chalkhamba falls in Gunupur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765033
- Gram panchayatChalkamba
- Community development blockGunupur
- Census village code426759

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

## How far is Chalkhamba from nearby towns?

- Gunupur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)83 km by road
- Gunupur (nearest town)7 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 Chalkhamba?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chalkhamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gunupur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gunupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gunupur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Chalkhamba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 15% of the 376 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 Chalkhamba

Of every 100 households in Chalkhamba in 2011, 52 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chalkhamba · ■ Gunupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**90%

Tap water ****41%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**42%

Television ****36%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**51%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Chalkhamba?

■ Chalkhamba · ■ Gunupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**52.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1056

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**976

Working population ****48.8%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 58.5% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (17%) · **■** Marginal 574 (68%)

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 Gunupur

- Ramanaguda3,179 people
- Dambasara2,891 people
- Kujendri2,520 people
- Golomunda1,906 people
- Regada1,616 people
- Ghanantri1,526 people
- Sirijholi1,499 people
- Jaganathapur1,323 people

[All 179 villages in Gunupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/gunupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalkhamba?765033
- How far is Chalkhamba from Rayagada?83 km by road
- What is the population of Chalkhamba?1,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalkhamba in?Rayagada district (Gunupur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Chalkhamba?69.3% (Census 2011)