# Charala Village, Chowdepalle, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/chowdepalle/charala/ Village · Chowdepalle, Chittoor # Charala Charala is a village in Chowdepalle sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517257**. The 2011 Census counted **2,437 people in 640 households**, the 8th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 2,437people (2011) - 640households - 71.1%literacy - 517257PIN code ## Charala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charala is 517257.** Charala falls in Chowdepalle sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517257 - Gram panchayatCharala - Community development blockChowdepalle - Census village code596524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charala from nearby towns? - Chowdepalle (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)65 km by road - Punganur (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 Charala? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Charala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Chowdepalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Punganur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punganur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Charala known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and mango**. Products made here include jaggery. About 19% of the 2,457 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Charala Of every 100 households in Charala in 2011, 84 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Charala · ■ Chowdepalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****93%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **85% Use banking services ****58%** **49% Television ****42%** **46% Mobile phone ****61%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Charala? ■ Charala · ■ Chowdepalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **934 Working population ****57.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.7% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 576 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 569 (41%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (10%) · **■** Marginal 106 (8%) 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 Chowdepalle - Diguvapalle3,470 people - Durgasamudram2,991 people - Kogathi2,988 people - Pudipatla2,707 people - A.Kothakota2,250 people - Katiperi2,133 people - Pandillapalle1,842 people - 29 -A. Chinta -Makulapalle1,807 people [All 15 villages in Chowdepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/chowdepalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charala?517257 - How far is Charala from Chittoor?65 km by road - What is the population of Charala?2,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charala in?Chittoor district (Chowdepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Charala?71.1% (Census 2011)