# Chowtapalle Village, Gudivada, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gudivada, Krishna 

# Chowtapalle

Chowtapalle is a village in Gudivada sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521323**. The 2011 Census counted **2,190 people in 619 households**, the 9th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,190people (2011)
- 619households
- 72.3%literacy
- 521323PIN code

## Chowtapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chowtapalle is 521323.** Chowtapalle falls in Gudivada sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521323
- Gram panchayatChowtapalle
- Community development blockGudivada
- Census village code589454

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

## How far is Chowtapalle from nearby towns?

- Gudivada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)42 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)7 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 Chowtapalle?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chowtapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudivada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudivada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudivada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chowtapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. Products made here include beds, car products, paper plates and saree works. About 82% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 447 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 Chowtapalle

Of every 100 households in Chowtapalle in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chowtapalle · ■ Gudivada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**41%

Tap water ****99%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**45%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****68%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****89%**

**78%

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 Chowtapalle?

■ Chowtapalle · ■ Gudivada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**948

Working population ****54.1%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (26%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 214 (18%) · **■** Marginal 401 (34%)

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 Gudivada

- Valivarthipadu2,935 people
- Dondapadu2,664 people
- Lingavaram2,604 people
- Bommuluru2,332 people
- Ramanapudi1,391 people
- Tativarru1,212 people
- Gangadharapuram1,202 people
- Seri Velpur1,183 people

[All 29 villages in Gudivada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gudivada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chowtapalle?521323
- How far is Chowtapalle from Machilipatnam?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chowtapalle?2,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowtapalle in?Krishna district (Gudivada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowtapalle?72.3% (Census 2011)