Turkel, Bhawanipatna
Turkel is a village located in the Sadar Tehsil of Kalahandi district of Odisha. The village falls in Bhawanipatna block and comes under Chahagaon Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kalahandi parliament constituency and Bhawanipatna assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Turkel is 1.6 thousands out of which 808 are males and rest 755 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 934 females per 1000 males. There are around 197 teenagers in Turkel. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 837 persons can read and write. Total 284 people belonging to scheduled caste and 113 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 387 households in Turkel, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 846. The pincode of Turkel is 766011 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Utkela Sub Post office
- Kerokuda Branch Post office
- Kundabandha Branch Post office
- Pastikudi Branch Post office
- Adhamunda Branch Post office
Schools
Turkel has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Turkel has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Uchhula Sub-Center
- Karlapada Primary Health Center
- Utkela Primary Health Center
- Kerokuda Sub-Center
- Uchhula Sub-Center
Banks
Turkel has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.