# Challapeta Village, Mentada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/challapeta/ Village · Mentada, Vizianagaram # Challapeta Challapeta is a village in Mentada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535580**. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 448 households**, the 10th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%. - 1,789people (2011) - 448households - 56.0%literacy - 535580PIN code ## Challapeta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Challapeta is 535580.** Challapeta falls in Mentada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535580 - Gram panchayatChallapeta - Community development blockMentada - Census village code582720 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Challapeta from nearby towns? - Mentada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)35 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town)35 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 Challapeta? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Challapeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 school10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gajapatinagaram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Challapeta known for? About 80% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Challapeta Of every 100 households in Challapeta in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Challapeta · ■ Mentada rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **82% Toilet within the home ****5%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****12%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **89% Use banking services ****91%** **56% Television ****31%** **27% Mobile phone ****33%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****51%** **53% Own their home ****91%** **93% 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 Challapeta? ■ Challapeta · ■ Mentada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **46.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **963 Working population ****53.5%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 43.8% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (10%) · **■** Marginal 647 (68%) 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 Mentada - Jakkuva2,788 people - Jayathi2,585 people - Pittada1,896 people - Andra1,876 people - Lothugedda1,789 people - Ippalavalasa1,755 people - Badevalasa1,382 people - Aguru1,373 people [All 37 villages in Mentada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Challapeta?535580 - How far is Challapeta from Vizianagaram?35 km by road - What is the population of Challapeta?1,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Challapeta in?Vizianagaram district (Mentada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Challapeta?56.0% (Census 2011)