Village · Vidavalur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Chowkacherla Chowkacherla is a village in Vidavalur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524318. The 2011 Census counted 2,804 people in 838 households, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,804 people (2011) - 838 households - 66.8% literacy - 524318 PIN code ## Chowkacherla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chowkacherla is 524318. Chowkacherla falls in Vidavalur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524318 - Gram panchayat Chowkacharla - Community development block Vidavalur - Census village code 591890 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chowkacherla from nearby towns? - Vidavalur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 20 km by road - Nellore (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chowkacherla? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chowkacherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Middle 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 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society 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 · Vidavalur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Vidavalur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Chowkacherla known for? The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 1,133 hectares of village land is sown, and 680 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chowkacherla Of every 100 households in Chowkacherla in 2011, 84 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chowkacherla · ■ Vidavalur rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 87% - Toilet within the home 21% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 72% - Tap water 99% 91% - Drinking water within premises 50% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 76% - Use banking services 72% 58% - Television 54% 59% - Mobile phone 38% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 27% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chowkacherla? ■ Chowkacherla · ■ Vidavalur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 62.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 980 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 761 922 - Working population 48.2% 54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 134 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 866 (64%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 125 (9%) · ■ Marginal 211 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vidavalur - Varini 10,153 people - Vidavalur 8,177 people - Utukuru 8,016 people - Mudivarthi 6,685 people - Parlapalle 2,702 people - Dampuru 2,369 people - Vavilla 2,342 people - Dandigunta 2,319 people All 10 villages in Vidavalur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowkacherla? 524318 - How far is Chowkacherla from Nellore? 20 km by road - What is the population of Chowkacherla? 2,804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowkacherla in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Vidavalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chowkacherla? 66.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/vidavalur/chowkacherla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.