# Chigicherla Village, Dharmavaram, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/dharmavaram/chigicherla/ Village · Dharmavaram, Anantapur # Chigicherla Chigicherla is a village in Dharmavaram sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515672**. The 2011 Census counted **4,931 people in 1,189 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 4,931people (2011) - 1,189households - 67.4%literacy - 515672PIN code ## Chigicherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chigicherla is 515672.** Chigicherla falls in Dharmavaram sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515672 - Gram panchayatChigicherla,Chintalapalle&Uppanesinapalle - Community development blockDharmavaram - Census village code595153 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chigicherla from nearby towns? - Dharmavaram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)20 km by road - Dharmavaram (nearest town)14 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 Chigicherla? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chigicherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharmavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmavaram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Chigicherla known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 73% of the 3,805 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Chigicherla Of every 100 households in Chigicherla in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chigicherla · ■ Dharmavaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****24%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **72% Tap water ****98%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **79% Use banking services ****80%** **61% Television ****68%** **60% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **19% Own their home ****95%** **90% 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 Chigicherla? ■ Chigicherla · ■ Dharmavaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **896 Working population ****56.3%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 841 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 983 (35%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (10%) · **■** Marginal 645 (23%) 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 Dharmavaram - Kunuthuru11,044 people - Gotlur8,876 people - Ravulacheruvu5,404 people - Regatipalle3,748 people - Darsimala3,591 people - Pothulanagepalle3,397 people - Mallakalva3,302 people [All 13 villages in Dharmavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/dharmavaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chigicherla?515672 - How far is Chigicherla from Anantapur?20 km by road - What is the population of Chigicherla?4,931 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chigicherla in?Anantapur district (Dharmavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chigicherla?67.4% (Census 2011)