# Chowlur Village, Hindupur, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/hindupur/chowlur/ Village · Hindupur, Anantapur # Chowlur Chowlur is a village in Hindupur sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515211**. The 2011 Census counted **6,038 people in 1,429 households**, the 2nd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%. - 6,038people (2011) - 1,429households - 65.7%literacy - 515211PIN code ## Chowlur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowlur is 515211.** Chowlur falls in Hindupur sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515211 - Gram panchayatChowlur - Community development blockHindupur - Census village code595565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowlur from nearby towns? - Hindupur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)122 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)20 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 Chowlur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Chowlur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kirikera - ○Degree college10+ km · Hindupur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hindupur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Chowlur known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and paddy**. About 15% of the 1,109 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chowlur Of every 100 households in Chowlur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chowlur · ■ Hindupur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****25%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **65% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****29%** **55% Television ****53%** **55% Mobile phone ****41%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****94%** **87% 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 Chowlur? ■ Chowlur · ■ Hindupur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **65.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **958 Working population ****52.3%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 57.3% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,061 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,273 (40%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 462 (15%) · **■** Marginal 341 (11%) 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 Hindupur - Kirikera11,184 people - Maluguru5,942 people - Sreekanthapuram5,232 people - Chalivendala5,231 people - Kotipi4,157 people [All 14 villages in Hindupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/hindupur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowlur?515211 - How far is Chowlur from Anantapur?122 km by road - What is the population of Chowlur?6,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowlur in?Anantapur district (Hindupur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chowlur?65.7% (Census 2011)