# Chalakur Village, Somandepalle, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/somandepalle/chalakur/ Village · Somandepalle, Anantapur # Chalakur Chalakur is a village in Somandepalle sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515122**. The 2011 Census counted **2,627 people in 677 households**, the 1st largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%. - 2,627people (2011) - 677households - 60.5%literacy - 515122PIN code ## Chalakur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chalakur is 515122.** Chalakur falls in Somandepalle sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515122 - Gram panchayatChalakur - Community development blockSomandepalle - Census village code595551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalakur from nearby towns? - Somandepalle (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)92 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)16 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 Chalakur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chalakur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Somandepalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Hindupur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somandepalle - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Chalakur known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 12% of the 1,754 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Chalakur Of every 100 households in Chalakur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chalakur · ■ Somandepalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****13%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **90% Tap water ****100%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **93% Use banking services ****78%** **81% Television ****36%** **31% Mobile phone ****40%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****44%** **40% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Chalakur? ■ Chalakur · ■ Somandepalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **56.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774** **898 Working population ****49.9%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 51.0% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 637 (49%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 186 (14%) · **■** Marginal 133 (10%) 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 Somandepalle - Mandli2,620 people - Challapalle2,515 people - Tungodu2,379 people - Brahmasamudram2,095 people [All 19 villages in Somandepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/somandepalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalakur?515122 - How far is Chalakur from Anantapur?92 km by road - What is the population of Chalakur?2,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalakur in?Anantapur district (Somandepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chalakur?60.5% (Census 2011)