# Kuchcherkal Village, Balanagar, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/balanagar/kuchcherkal/ Village · Balanagar, Mahbubnagar # Kuchcherkal Kuchcherkal is a village in Balanagar sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 440 households**, the 14th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%. - 1,795people (2011) - 440households - 59.2%literacy - 992females per 1,000 males ## Kuchcherkal PIN code and other codes Kuchcherkal falls in Balanagar sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatKuchcherkal - Community development blockBalanagar - Census village code575126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuchcherkal from nearby towns? - Balanagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)29 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)29 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 Kuchcherkal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchcherkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balanagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Farooqnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahbubnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kuchcherkal known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and jowar**. About 43% of the 899 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Kuchcherkal Of every 100 households in Kuchcherkal in 2011, 74 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kuchcherkal · ■ Balanagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **85% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **79% Tap water ****90%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **88% Use banking services ****52%** **48% Television ****44%** **42% Mobile phone ****66%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kuchcherkal? ■ Kuchcherkal · ■ Balanagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **52.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224** **891 Working population ****51.0%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 50.3% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (37%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 299 (33%) · **■** Marginal 79 (9%) 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 Balanagar - Thirumalapur2,642 people - Hemajipur2,599 people - Edganpalle2,357 people - Kethireddipalle1,906 people - Gunded1,719 people - Mallepalle1,485 people - Dondlapalle1,470 people - Kallepalle1,387 people [All 37 villages in Balanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/balanagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kuchcherkal from Mahbubnagar?29 km by road - What is the population of Kuchcherkal?1,795 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuchcherkal in?Mahbubnagar district (Balanagar sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Kuchcherkal?59.2% (Census 2011)