# Challayyavalasa Village, Polaki, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Polaki, Srikakulam 

# Challayyavalasa

Challayyavalasa is a village in Polaki sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,616 people in 412 households**, the 12th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 1,616people (2011)
- 412households
- 49.6%literacy
- 532429PIN code

## Challayyavalasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Challayyavalasa is 532429.** Challayyavalasa falls in Polaki sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532429
- Gram panchayatChallayavalasa
- Community development blockPolaki
- Census village code581479

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

## How far is Challayyavalasa from nearby towns?

- Polaki (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)34 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)34 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 Challayyavalasa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Challayyavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Polaki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Polaki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasannapeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Challayyavalasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. Products made here include doors and windows of wood. About 52% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Challayyavalasa

Of every 100 households in Challayyavalasa in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Challayyavalasa · ■ Polaki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**78%

Use banking services ****34%**

**39%

Television ****26%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Challayyavalasa?

■ Challayyavalasa · ■ Polaki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**945

Working population ****55.7%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 38.9% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 616 (68%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (12%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Polaki

- Priyagraharam2,249 people
- Urjam2,086 people
- Talasamudram2,007 people
- Rahimanpuram1,936 people
- Gollalavalasa1,528 people
- Nandigam1,526 people
- Susaram1,523 people
- Dola1,405 people

[All 42 villages in Polaki](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/polaki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Challayyavalasa?532429
- How far is Challayyavalasa from Srikakulam?34 km by road
- What is the population of Challayyavalasa?1,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Challayyavalasa in?Srikakulam district (Polaki sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Challayyavalasa?49.6% (Census 2011)