# Cherukur Village, Roddam, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/roddam/cherukur/ Village · Roddam, Anantapur # Cherukur Cherukur is a village in Roddam sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,898 people in 396 households**, the 13th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,898people (2011) - 396households - 62.0%literacy - 515124PIN code ## Cherukur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherukur is 515124.** Cherukur falls in Roddam sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515124 - Gram panchayatCherukur - Community development blockRoddam - Census village code595348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherukur from nearby towns? - Roddam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)94 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)24 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 Cherukur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Cherukur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Roddam - ○Degree college10+ km · Madakasira - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roddam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)24 h summer · 24 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 Cherukur known for? The main crops are **ground nut, bengal gram and paddy**. About 8% of the 1,582 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Cherukur Of every 100 households in Cherukur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cherukur · ■ Roddam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **88% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **74% Television ****39%** **37% Mobile phone ****53%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **33% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Cherukur? ■ Cherukur · ■ Roddam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152** **935 Working population ****62.4%** **56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.1% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 528 (45%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (13%) · **■** Marginal 325 (27%) 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 Roddam - Peddamanthur2,276 people - R.Locharla2,264 people - Thurakalapatnam2,127 people - Nallur2,110 people - Bucharla1,887 people - Sanipalle1,715 people - Chinnamanthur1,493 people - Bokkasampalle977 people [All 21 villages in Roddam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/roddam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherukur?515124 - How far is Cherukur from Anantapur?94 km by road - What is the population of Cherukur?1,898 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherukur in?Anantapur district (Roddam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Cherukur?62.0% (Census 2011)