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Turekela Population - Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

Turekela is a medium size village located in Kharsia Tehsil of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh with total 387 families residing. The Turekela village has population of 1621 of which 818 are males while 803 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Turekela village population of children with age 0-6 is 191 which makes up 11.78 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Turekela village is 982 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Turekela as per census is 854, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Turekela village has equal literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Turekela village was 70.28 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Turekela Male literacy stands at 81.96 % while female literacy rate was 58.60 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Turekela village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Turekela village.

Turekela Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 387 - -
Population 1,621 818 803
Child (0-6) 191 103 88
Schedule Caste 165 76 89
Schedule Tribe 445 230 215
Literacy 70.28 % 81.96 % 58.60 %
Total Workers 574 434 140
Main Worker 241 - -
Marginal Worker 333 216 117

Caste Factor

Turekela village of Raigarh has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 27.45 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 10.18 % of total population in Turekela village.

Work Profile

In Turekela village out of total population, 574 were engaged in work activities. 41.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 574 workers engaged in Main Work, 150 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.