# Telkajla Village, Melaghar, West Tripura (Tripura) – PIN Code

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Village · Melaghar, West Tripura 

# Telkajla

Telkajla is a village in Melaghar sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799001**. The 2011 Census counted **3,065 people in 678 households**, the 17th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 3,065people (2011)
- 678households
- 88.6%literacy
- 799001PIN code

## Telkajla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Telkajla is 799001.** Telkajla falls in Melaghar sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799001
- Community development blockMelaghar
- Census village code272118

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

## How far is Telkajla from nearby towns?

- Melaghar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Agartala (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sonamura (nearest town)10 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 Telkajla?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Telkajla; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melaghar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonamura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agartala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Telkajla known for?

The main crops are **rice, vegetables and rabi**. Products made here include rubber, jute, jute, planter, decorative items and serving tray. About 46% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Telkajla

Of every 100 households in Telkajla in 2011, 65 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Telkajla · ■ Melaghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**4%

Tap water ****24%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**87%

Television ****42%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Telkajla?

■ Telkajla · ■ Melaghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**962

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 82.3% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (28%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 222 (22%) · **■** Marginal 102 (10%)

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 Melaghar

- Bejimara4,173 people
- Urmai4,038 people
- Khedabari3,566 people
- Barpathar3,468 people
- Aralia2,936 people
- Chandul2,666 people
- Ghrantali2,603 people
- Uttar Taibandul2,168 people

[All 28 villages in Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Telkajla?799001
- How far is Telkajla from Agartala?45 km by road
- What is the population of Telkajla?3,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telkajla in?West Tripura district (Melaghar sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Telkajla?88.6% (Census 2011)
