# Challagirigala Village, Kanigiri, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/challagirigala/ Village · Kanigiri, Prakasam # Challagirigala Challagirigala is a village in Kanigiri sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523245**. The 2011 Census counted **3,163 people in 675 households**, the 3rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 3,163people (2011) - 675households - 55.4%literacy - 523245PIN code ## Challagirigala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Challagirigala is 523245.** Challagirigala falls in Kanigiri sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523245 - Gram panchayatChallagirigala - Community development blockKanigiri - Census village code591252 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Challagirigala from nearby towns? - Kanigiri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)75 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)55 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 Challagirigala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Challagirigala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanigiri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanigiri - ○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 market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Challagirigala known for? The main crops are **red gram, paddy and tobacco**. Products made here include handlooms and rice. About 32% of the 1,863 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Challagirigala Of every 100 households in Challagirigala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Challagirigala · ■ Kanigiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **85% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****24%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **88% Use banking services ****38%** **50% Television ****43%** **37% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **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 Challagirigala? ■ Challagirigala · ■ Kanigiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **900 Working population ****57.4%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 44.0% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 318 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (35%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 442 (24%) · **■** Marginal 388 (21%) 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 - Chakirala4,399 people - Guravajipeta2,952 people - Hazis Puram2,901 people - Chinaalavala Padu2,468 people - Chirla Dinne2,450 people [All 39 villages in Kanigiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kanigiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Challagirigala?523245 - How far is Challagirigala from Ongole?75 km by road - What is the population of Challagirigala?3,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Challagirigala in?Prakasam district (Kanigiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Challagirigala?55.4% (Census 2011)