# Chadam Village, Rayadurg, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Rayadurg, Anantapur 

# Chadam

Chadam is a village in Rayadurg sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515865**. The 2011 Census counted **3,417 people in 699 households**, the 6th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 3,417people (2011)
- 699households
- 48.4%literacy
- 515865PIN code

## Chadam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chadam is 515865.** Chadam falls in Rayadurg sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515865
- Gram panchayatChadam&C.Gollaladoddi
- Community development blockRayadurg
- Census village code594661

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chadam from nearby towns?

- Rayadurg (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Rayadurg (nearest town)10 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 Chadam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chadam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Rayadurg
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rayadurg
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rayadurg
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chadam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and tobacco**. About 28% of the 825 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chadam

Of every 100 households in Chadam in 2011, 58 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chadam · ■ Rayadurg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**84%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Chadam?

■ Chadam · ■ Rayadurg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**933

Working population ****63.4%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 33.1% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 490 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 879 (41%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 458 (21%) · **■** Marginal 329 (15%)

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 Rayadurg

- Gramadatla4,528 people
- Udegolam4,192 people
- Mallapuram3,720 people
- Junjurampalle3,664 people
- Baginayakana Halli3,042 people
- D.Kondapuram2,804 people
- Bondankal2,454 people
- Nagireddipalle2,057 people

[All 14 villages in Rayadurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/rayadurg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chadam?515865
- How far is Chadam from Anantapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Chadam?3,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chadam in?Anantapur district (Rayadurg sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chadam?48.4% (Census 2011)