# Chakirala Village, Kanigiri, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/chakirala/ Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam # Chakirala Chakirala is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523230**. The 2011 Census counted **4,399 people in 996 households**, the 2nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 4,399people (2011) - 996households - 63.9%literacy - 523230PIN code ## Chakirala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakirala is 523230.** Chakirala falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523230 - Gram panchayatChakirala, N.Gollapalle - Community development blockKanigiri - Census village code591259 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakirala from nearby towns? - Kanigiri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)85 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)54 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 Chakirala? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chakirala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanigiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Machavaram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanigiri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 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 Chakirala known for? The main crops are **red gram, tobacco and paddy**. About 47% of the 3,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Chakirala Of every 100 households in Chakirala in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakirala · ■ Kanigiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **85% Toilet within the home ****4%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****34%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **88% Use banking services ****60%** **50% Television ****26%** **37% Mobile phone ****49%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **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 Chakirala? ■ Chakirala · ■ Kanigiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **900 Working population ****55.4%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 49.9% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 540 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,341 (55%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 312 (13%) · **■** Marginal 228 (9%) 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 Kanigiri - Sankavaram7,335 people - Challagirigala3,163 people - Guravajipeta2,952 people - Hazis Puram2,901 people - Chinaalavala Padu2,468 people [All 39 villages in Kanigiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakirala?523230 - How far is Chakirala from Ongole?85 km by road - What is the population of Chakirala?4,399 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakirala in?Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chakirala?63.9% (Census 2011)