# Chilakalapalem Village, Etcherla, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/etcherla/chilakalapalem/ Village · Etcherla, Srikakulam # Chilakalapalem Chilakalapalem is a village in Etcherla sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532410**. The 2011 Census counted **6,162 people in 1,548 households**, the 5th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 6,162people (2011) - 1,548households - 57.1%literacy - 532410PIN code ## Chilakalapalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chilakalapalem is 532410.** Chilakalapalem falls in Etcherla sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532410 - Gram panchayatChilakalapalem - Community development blockEtcherla - Census village code581709 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chilakalapalem from nearby towns? - Etcherla (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)12 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)12 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 Chilakalapalem? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chilakalapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Etcherla - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikakulam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Chilakalapalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and bajra**. About 59% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chilakalapalem Of every 100 households in Chilakalapalem in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chilakalapalem · ■ Etcherla rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **83% Tap water ****13%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **82% Use banking services ****48%** **38% Television ****58%** **41% Mobile phone ****49%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **29% Own their home ****82%** **92% 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 Chilakalapalem? ■ Chilakalapalem · ■ Etcherla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **978 Working population ****39.2%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 626 (26%) · **■** Household industry 127 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,032 (43%) · **■** Marginal 566 (23%) 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 Etcherla - Shermahammadpuram11,756 people - Dharmavaram7,906 people - Muddada7,014 people - Kuppili6,180 people - Koyyam5,538 people - Ponnada5,443 people - Etcherla4,660 people - Kongaram3,648 people [All 31 villages in Etcherla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/etcherla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chilakalapalem?532410 - How far is Chilakalapalem from Srikakulam?12 km by road - What is the population of Chilakalapalem?6,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chilakalapalem in?Srikakulam district (Etcherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chilakalapalem?57.1% (Census 2011)