Village · Porumamilla, Y.S.R. # Challagirigella Challagirigella is a village in Porumamilla sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516228. The 2011 Census counted 2,113 people in 538 households, the 6th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 2,113 people (2011) - 538 households - 52.5% literacy - 516228 PIN code ## Challagirigella PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Challagirigella is 516228. Challagirigella falls in Porumamilla sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 516228 - Gram panchayat Challagirigella - Community development block Porumamilla - Census village code 593027 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Challagirigella from nearby towns? - Porumamilla (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Kadapa (district HQ) 105 km by road - Badvel (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Challagirigella? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Challagirigella; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Badvel - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Badvel - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Badvel - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Challagirigella known for? The main crops are paddy and bajra. About 9% of the 3,095 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Challagirigella Of every 100 households in Challagirigella in 2011, 88 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Challagirigella · ■ Porumamilla rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 91% - Toilet within the home 11% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 58% - Tap water 55% 88% - Drinking water within premises 17% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 76% - Use banking services 47% 45% - Television 38% 47% - Mobile phone 60% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 23% 30% - Own their home 98% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Challagirigella? ■ Challagirigella · ■ Porumamilla rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.5% 65.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 975 910 - Working population 59.1% 47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 39.7% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 508 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 566 (45%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 93 (7%) · ■ Marginal 80 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Porumamilla - Ranga Samudram 9,876 people - Cherlopalle 6,792 people - Akkalreddipalle 3,009 people - Ganugapenta 2,382 people - Chinayerasala 2,051 people - Siddavaram 1,939 people - Sancharala 1,864 people - Dammanapalle 1,667 people All 31 villages in Porumamilla ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Challagirigella? 516228 - How far is Challagirigella from Kadapa? 105 km by road - What is the population of Challagirigella? 2,113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Challagirigella in? Y.S.R. district (Porumamilla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Challagirigella? 52.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/porumamilla/challagirigella/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.