# Challamakunte Village, Bangalore North, Bangalore (Karnataka)

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Village · Bangalore North, Bangalore 

# Challamakunte

Challamakunte is a village in Bangalore North sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **562129**. The 2011 Census counted **3 people in 1 household**, the 189th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 3people (2011)
- 1household
- 33.3%literacy
- 562129PIN code

## Challamakunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Challamakunte is 562129.** Challamakunte falls in Bangalore North sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562129
- Gram panchayatMarenahalli
- Community development blockBangalore North
- Census village code612931

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

## How far is Challamakunte from nearby towns?

- Bangalore North (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Bangalore (district HQ)34 km by road
- Devanahalli (nearest town)18 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 Challamakunte?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Challamakunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Marasandra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yelahanka
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R15749
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R15749
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Challamakunte known for?

The main crops are **ragi, mulberry and paddy**. Products made here include bricks and silk. About 88% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Challamakunte

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

■ Challamakunte · ■ Bangalore North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**33%

Use banking services ****100%**

**52%

Television ****100%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****100%**

**33%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****0%**

**60%

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 Challamakunte?

■ Challamakunte · ■ Bangalore North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****500**

**907

Working population ****100.0%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 100% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 2 (67%) · **■** Marginal 1 (33%)

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 Bangalore North

- Krishnarajapura49 people
- Gollarapalya41 people
- Hesaraghatta Grass Farm41 people
- Lakshmisagara16 people

[All 199 villages in Bangalore North](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Challamakunte?562129
- How far is Challamakunte from Bangalore?34 km by road
- What is the population of Challamakunte?3 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Challamakunte in?Bangalore district (Bangalore North sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Challamakunte?33.3% (Census 2011)