# Chigarapalle Village, Irala, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Irala, Chittoor 

# Chigarapalle

Chigarapalle is a village in Irala sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,100 people in 278 households**, the 14th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,100people (2011)
- 278households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Chigarapalle PIN code and other codes

Chigarapalle falls in Irala sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- Gram panchayatChigarapalle
- Community development blockIrala
- Census village code596495

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

## How far is Chigarapalle from nearby towns?

- Irala (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)11 km by road
- Chittoor (nearest town)11 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 Chigarapalle?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chigarapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chittoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chigarapalle known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include gur. About 61% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Chigarapalle

Of every 100 households in Chigarapalle in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chigarapalle · ■ Irala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**74%

Use banking services ****90%**

**80%

Television ****63%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chigarapalle?

■ Chigarapalle · ■ Irala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**920

Working population ****49.0%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 69.9% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (75%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (12%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Irala

- Morampalle2,713 people
- Erlampalle2,364 people
- Kaminayanipalle2,072 people
- Venkata Samudra Agraharam1,247 people
- Sanganapalle820 people
- Kollapalle574 people
- Ayyala Krishna Reddipalle432 people
- Peddasamireddipalle272 people

[All 18 villages in Irala](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/irala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chigarapalle from Chittoor?11 km by road
- What is the population of Chigarapalle?1,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chigarapalle in?Chittoor district (Irala sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chigarapalle?77.8% (Census 2011)