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About Utekel Village

Utekel is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 462 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utekel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utekel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 296.5 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 462
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Utekel compares

By the 2011 count Utekel is the 83rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 296.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Utekel

Utekel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Utekel as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Utekel from other places

Utekel lies about 61 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 37 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Utekel
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 15 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 37 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 61 km

Villages closest to Utekel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Utekel

As per the Census of India 2011, Utekel village had a population of 914. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Utekel village has 462 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utekel has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Utekel is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Utekel covers 296.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Utekel falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Utekel is Bagbahra, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Utekel.

Utekel is about 61 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utekel is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 15 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Bagbahra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagundhap (under 2 km), Sagundhap Tukda (under 2 km) and Pipraud (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Utekel today is likely to be higher.

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