# Chakavelu Village, Bagepalli, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/bagepalli/chakavelu/ Village · Bagepalli, Chikkaballapura # Chakavelu Chakavelu is a village in Bagepalli sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **563124**. The 2011 Census counted **4,422 people in 1,148 households**, the 1st largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 4,422people (2011) - 1,148households - 61.7%literacy - 563124PIN code ## Chakavelu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakavelu is 563124.** Chakavelu falls in Bagepalli sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code563124 - Gram panchayatChakavelu - Community development blockBagepalli - Census village code623979 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakavelu from nearby towns? - Bagepalli (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)84 km by road - Bagepalli (nearest town)45 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 Chakavelu? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Chakavelu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bagepalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagepalli - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Chakavelu known for? The main crops are **ragi**. Products made here include groundnut oil. About 18% of the 2,099 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Chakavelu Of every 100 households in Chakavelu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chakavelu · ■ Bagepalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****14%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****82%** **54% Television ****41%** **40% Mobile phone ****33%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **35% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 Chakavelu? ■ Chakavelu · ■ Bagepalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **950 Working population ****61.4%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 922 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (22%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 537 (20%) · **■** Marginal 662 (24%) 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 Bagepalli - Pathapalya3,689 people - Yellampalli3,527 people - Gulur3,335 people - Mittemari2,851 people [All 228 villages in Bagepalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/bagepalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakavelu?563124 - How far is Chakavelu from Chikkaballapur?84 km by road - What is the population of Chakavelu?4,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakavelu in?Chikkaballapura district (Bagepalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chakavelu?61.7% (Census 2011)