# Chilakavadi Village, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/chilakavadi/ Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar # Chilakavadi Chilakavadi is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571442**. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 475 households**, the 53rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,996people (2011) - 475households - 69.5%literacy - 571442PIN code ## Chilakavadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chilakavadi is 571442.** Chilakavadi falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571442 - Gram panchayatKunthur - Community development blockKollegal - Census village code619835 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chilakavadi from nearby towns? - Kollegal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)45 km by road - Kollegal (nearest town)12 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 Chilakavadi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chilakavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 · Kollegal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kollegal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kollegal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Chilakavadi known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 74% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Chilakavadi Of every 100 households in Chilakavadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chilakavadi · ■ Kollegal rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **80% Tap water ****94%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **89% Use banking services ****39%** **23% Television ****57%** **45% Mobile phone ****63%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Chilakavadi? ■ Chilakavadi · ■ Kollegal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **950 Working population ****51.2%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 62.5% for women. 66% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (11%) · **■** Marginal 702 (69%) 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 Kollegal - Boodabalu2,056 people - Alahalli2,030 people - Channalinganahalli2,025 people - Managalli2,009 people - Jinakanahalli1,980 people - Uttamballi1,959 people - Saragur1,820 people - Thimmarajipura1,734 people [All 139 villages in Kollegal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chilakavadi?571442 - How far is Chilakavadi from Chamarajanagar?45 km by road - What is the population of Chilakavadi?1,996 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chilakavadi in?Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chilakavadi?69.5% (Census 2011)