# Chikkachellur Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/chikkachellur/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Chikkachellur Chikkachellur is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577538**. The 2011 Census counted **1,946 people in 392 households**, the 56th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,946people (2011) - 392households - 57.8%literacy - 577538PIN code ## Chikkachellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkachellur is 577538.** Chikkachellur falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577538 - Gram panchayatDoddachellur - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605402 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkachellur from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)65 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)34 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 Chikkachellur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkachellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Parasuramapura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Parashurampura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Chikkachellur known for? The main crops are **groundnut and paddy**. About 77% of the 1,271 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Chikkachellur Of every 100 households in Chikkachellur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikkachellur · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **78% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****58%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****78%** **49% Television ****28%** **32% Mobile phone ****54%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **32% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chikkachellur? ■ Chikkachellur · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **936 Working population ****53.9%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 277 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 254 (24%) · **■** Marginal 55 (5%) 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 Challakere - Bandethimmalapura2,015 people - Suranahalli1,984 people - Rangavvanahalli1,970 people - Hanumanthanahalli1,963 people - Kyadigunte1,934 people - Thippareddyhalli1,882 people - Giriyammanahalli1,866 people - Gorlakatte1,862 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkachellur?577538 - How far is Chikkachellur from Chitradurga?65 km by road - What is the population of Chikkachellur?1,946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkachellur in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkachellur?57.8% (Census 2011)