Village · Kavali, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Chalamcherla

Chalamcherla is a village in Kavali sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524201. The 2011 Census counted 2,961 people in 794 households, the 8th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.
- 2,961 people (2011)
- 794 households
- 49.9% literacy
- 524201 PIN code

## Chalamcherla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chalamcherla is 524201. Chalamcherla falls in Kavali sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524201
- Gram panchayat Chalamcherla, Laxmipuram
- Community development block Kavali
- Census village code 591708

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chalamcherla from nearby towns?
- Kavali (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 67 km by road
- Kavali (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chalamcherla?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chalamcherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service 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 · Kavali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kavali
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kavali
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ 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 untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chalamcherla known for?

The main crops are paddy and mango. Products made here include bamboo baskets. About 33% of the 1,282 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chalamcherla

Of every 100 households in Chalamcherla in 2011, 88 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chalamcherla · ■ Kavali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 88%
- Toilet within the home 13% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 85%
- Tap water 3% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 86%
- Use banking services 75% 60%
- Television 48% 55%
- Mobile phone 59% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 26% 27%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chalamcherla?

■ Chalamcherla · ■ Kavali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.9% 58.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 999 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1076 953
- Working population 63.1% 52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 40.6% for women. 67% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 381 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 924 (49%) · ■ Household industry 31 (2%) · ■ Other work 284 (15%) · ■ Marginal 249 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kavali
- Chennayapalem 4,957 people
- Rudrakota 4,595 people
- Gowravaram 3,346 people
- Anemadugu 3,228 people
- Budamagunta 2,897 people
- Kavali Bit - I 2,778 people
- Kothapalle 1,761 people
- Kavali Bit - II 1,718 people

All 15 villages in Kavali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chalamcherla? 524201
- How far is Chalamcherla from Nellore? 67 km by road
- What is the population of Chalamcherla? 2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalamcherla in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Kavali sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalamcherla? 49.9% (Census 2011)

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