# Chalikam Village, Burja, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Burja, Srikakulam 

# Chalikam

Chalikam is a village in Burja sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532185**. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 155 households**, the 26th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 605people (2011)
- 155households
- 55.6%literacy
- 532185PIN code

## Chalikam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalikam is 532185.** Chalikam falls in Burja sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532185
- Gram panchayatKalaparthi
- Community development blockBurja
- Census village code581252

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chalikam from nearby towns?

- Burja (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)22 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chalikam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chalikam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amadalavalasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amadalavalasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amadalavalasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chalikam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chalikam

Of every 100 households in Chalikam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalikam · ■ Burja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

Own their home ****90%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chalikam?

■ Chalikam · ■ Burja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1001

Working population ****47.1%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 47.8% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (69%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (13%) · **■** Marginal 31 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Burja

- Pendyalalakshimidevipeta677 people
- Koragam654 people
- Korikanakurmiraja Puram649 people
- Ahobalacharyula Peta613 people
- Neelapuram603 people
- Kalaparthi585 people
- Gangampeta553 people
- Paravasturamanna Peta550 people

[All 64 villages in Burja](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/burja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalikam?532185
- How far is Chalikam from Srikakulam?22 km by road
- What is the population of Chalikam?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalikam in?Srikakulam district (Burja sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chalikam?55.6% (Census 2011)