# Chekkunatham Village, Kuppam, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kuppam/chekkunatham/ Village · Kuppam, Chittoor # Chekkunatham Chekkunatham is a village in Kuppam sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517425**. The 2011 Census counted **2,627 people in 554 households**, the 12th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%. - 2,627people (2011) - 554households - 50.4%literacy - 517425PIN code ## Chekkunatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chekkunatham is 517425.** Chekkunatham falls in Kuppam sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517425 - Gram panchayatChekkunatham & Vanguttapalle - Community development blockKuppam - Census village code596965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chekkunatham from nearby towns? - Kuppam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)132 km by road - Punganur (nearest town)58 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 Chekkunatham? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chekkunatham; 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuppam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Chekkunatham known for? The main crops are **ragi, ground nut and paddy**. About 47% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Chekkunatham Of every 100 households in Chekkunatham in 2011, 87 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chekkunatham · ■ Kuppam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **85% Toilet within the home ****19%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **79% Tap water ****80%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **84% Use banking services ****40%** **47% Television ****57%** **50% Mobile phone ****63%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chekkunatham? ■ Chekkunatham · ■ Kuppam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%** **60.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **942 Working population ****41.3%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.1% for men and 42.6% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (19%) · **■** Household industry 56 (5%) · **■** Other work 358 (33%) · **■** Marginal 136 (13%) 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 Kuppam - Bairaganipalle3,230 people - Mittapalle2,878 people - Kothapalle2,822 people - Vasanadu2,707 people - Vendugampalle2,215 people - T.Sadumur2,150 people - Paipalyam2,139 people - Dasegowniyur2,075 people [All 63 villages in Kuppam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kuppam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chekkunatham?517425 - How far is Chekkunatham from Chittoor?132 km by road - What is the population of Chekkunatham?2,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chekkunatham in?Chittoor district (Kuppam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chekkunatham?50.4% (Census 2011)