# Challapalle Village, Denduluru, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Denduluru, West Godavari 

# Challapalle

Challapalle is a village in Denduluru sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534450**. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 164 households**, the 22nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 630people (2011)
- 164households
- 66.6%literacy
- 534450PIN code

## Challapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Challapalle is 534450.** Challapalle falls in Denduluru sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534450
- Gram panchayatSomavarappadu
- Community development blockDenduluru
- Census village code588458

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

## How far is Challapalle from nearby towns?

- Denduluru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)10 km by road
- Eluru (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 Challapalle?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Challapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eluru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Eluru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Denduluru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Challapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and lemon**. About 46% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Challapalle

Of every 100 households in Challapalle in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Challapalle · ■ Denduluru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**38%

Tap water ****91%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**67%

Use banking services ****38%**

**40%

Television ****64%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****86%**

**86%

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 Challapalle?

■ Challapalle · ■ Denduluru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**973

Working population ****47.0%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 64.9% for women. 63% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (44%) · **■** Other work 55 (19%) · **■** Marginal 91 (31%)

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 Denduluru

- Saanigudem1,025 people
- Singavaram792 people
- Thimmannagudem779 people
- Narasimhapuram701 people
- Komirepalle600 people
- Malakacherla486 people
- Muppavaram415 people
- Uppugudem121 people

[All 26 villages in Denduluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/denduluru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Challapalle?534450
- How far is Challapalle from Eluru?10 km by road
- What is the population of Challapalle?630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Challapalle in?West Godavari district (Denduluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Challapalle?66.6% (Census 2011)
