Village · Sydapuram, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Chaganam

Chaganam is a village in Sydapuram sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524407. The 2011 Census counted 3,284 people in 888 households, the 3rd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.
- 3,284 people (2011)
- 888 households
- 60.1% literacy
- 524407 PIN code

## Chaganam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chaganam is 524407. Chaganam falls in Sydapuram sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524407
- Gram panchayat Chaganamrajupalem
- Community development block Sydapuram
- Census village code 592244

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

## How far is Chaganam from nearby towns?
- Sydapuram (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Gudur (nearest town) 23 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chaganam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Chaganam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank 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 5–10 km · Sydapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sydapuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gudur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Chaganam known for?

The main crops are lemon and chillies. Products made here include mica. About 16% of the 3,024 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaganam

Of every 100 households in Chaganam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaganam · ■ Sydapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 75% 84%
- Toilet within the home 11% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 82%
- Tap water 79% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 89%
- Use banking services 56% 55%
- Television 50% 53%
- Mobile phone 38% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 31% 32%
- Own their home 96% 95%

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

## What is the population of Chaganam?

■ Chaganam · ■ Sydapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 59.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 898
- Working population 55.8% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 52.9% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 338 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 791 (43%) · ■ Household industry 20 (1%) · ■ Other work 326 (18%) · ■ Marginal 356 (19%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sydapuram
- Molakalapundla 6,004 people
- Griddalur 4,255 people
- Perumallapadu 3,099 people
- Ramasagaram 2,271 people
- Kommipadu 2,233 people
- Cheekavolu 2,168 people

All 36 villages in Sydapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chaganam? 524407
- How far is Chaganam from Nellore? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Chaganam? 3,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaganam in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Sydapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaganam? 60.1% (Census 2011)

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