Village · Kovur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Cherlopalem

Cherlopalem is a village in Kovur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524137. The 2011 Census counted 1,673 people in 498 households, the 9th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 1,673 people (2011)
- 498 households
- 73.1% literacy
- 524137 PIN code

## Cherlopalem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Cherlopalem is 524137. Cherlopalem falls in Kovur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524137
- Gram panchayat Cherlopalem
- Community development block Kovur
- Census village code 592114

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

## How far is Cherlopalem from nearby towns?
- Kovur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Nellore (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Cherlopalem?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Cherlopalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Inamadugu
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kovur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nellore
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Cherlopalem known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugar cane and banana. Products made here include rice. About 82% of the 733 hectares of village land is sown, and 598 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Cherlopalem

Of every 100 households in Cherlopalem in 2011, 89 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Cherlopalem · ■ Kovur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 91%
- Toilet within the home 27% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 46%
- Tap water 99% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 39%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 54%
- Use banking services 58% 48%
- Television 63% 70%
- Mobile phone 50% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 18%
- Own their home 96% 78%

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

## What is the population of Cherlopalem?

■ Cherlopalem · ■ Kovur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.1% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 999 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1086 923
- Working population 52.5% 43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 68.3% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 711 (81%) · ■ Other work 78 (9%) · ■ Marginal 35 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kovur
- Pothireddipalem 4,981 people
- Patur 4,883 people
- Leguntapadu 3,045 people
- Gangavaram 2,228 people
- Modegunta 1,093 people

All 10 villages in Kovur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Cherlopalem? 524137
- How far is Cherlopalem from Nellore? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Cherlopalem? 1,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherlopalem in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Kovur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Cherlopalem? 73.1% (Census 2011)

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