# Challeru Village, Rowthulapudi, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Rowthulapudi, East Godavari 

# Challeru

Challeru is a village in Rowthulapudi sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533446**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 15 households**, the 37th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 52people (2011)
- 15households
- 20.0%literacy
- 533446PIN code

## Challeru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Challeru is 533446.** Challeru falls in Rowthulapudi sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533446
- Gram panchayatJaldam
- Community development blockRowthulapudi
- Census village code586988

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

## How far is Challeru from nearby towns?

- Rowthulapudi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)72 km by road
- Tuni (nearest town)35 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 Challeru?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Challeru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Raghavapatnam
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Annavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Annavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Challeru known for?

The main crops are **cashew nut, tobacco and cotton**. About 69% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Challeru

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

■ Challeru · ■ Rowthulapudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Challeru?

■ Challeru · ■ Rowthulapudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.0%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****793**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**966

Working population ****75.0%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.0% for men and 14.3% for women. 69% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (56%) · **■** Other work 11 (28%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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 Rowthulapudi

- Ginnelaram136 people
- Diguvadarapalle130 people
- Venkatanagaram124 people
- Satyavaram103 people
- Billavaka50 people

[All 44 villages in Rowthulapudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/rowthulapudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Challeru?533446
- How far is Challeru from Kakinada?72 km by road
- What is the population of Challeru?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Challeru in?East Godavari district (Rowthulapudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Challeru?20.0% (Census 2011)