Village · Pullalacheruvu, Prakasam # Chowtapa Charla Chowtapa Charla is a village in Pullalacheruvu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523326. The 2011 Census counted 774 people in 190 households, the 13th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 774 people (2011) - 190 households - 47.6% literacy - 523326 PIN code ## Chowtapa Charla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chowtapa Charla is 523326. Chowtapa Charla falls in Pullalacheruvu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523326 - Gram panchayat Isukatripuravaram - Community development block Pullalacheruvu - Census village code 590565 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chowtapa Charla from nearby towns? - Pullalacheruvu (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 148 km by road - Markapur (nearest town) 58 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chowtapa Charla? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chowtapa Charla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tripuranthakam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tripuranthakam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Markapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 17 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chowtapa Charla known for? The main crops are paddy. About 23% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chowtapa Charla Of every 100 households in Chowtapa Charla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chowtapa Charla · ■ Pullalacheruvu rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 86% - Toilet within the home 3% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90% - Tap water 0% 36% - Drinking water within premises 14% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 75% 54% - Television 43% 35% - Mobile phone 69% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 5% - Car / jeep / van 7% 2% - None of these assets 18% 37% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chowtapa Charla? ■ Chowtapa Charla · ■ Pullalacheruvu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.6% 49.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1031 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1327 949 - Working population 62.5% 60.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.1% for men and 39.9% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 176 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 289 (60%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 8 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pullalacheruvu - Komarolu 2,654 people - Mane Palle 2,139 people - Kavala Kuntla 1,613 people - Garapenta 789 people - Ayyagari Palle 727 people - Murikimallapenta 576 people - Chennapalem 141 people All 19 villages in Pullalacheruvu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowtapa Charla? 523326 - How far is Chowtapa Charla from Ongole? 148 km by road - What is the population of Chowtapa Charla? 774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowtapa Charla in? Prakasam district (Pullalacheruvu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chowtapa Charla? 47.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/pullalacheruvu/chowtapa-charla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.