# Chowlakere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/chowlakere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Chowlakere Chowlakere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577536**. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 170 households**, the 134th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 787people (2011) - 170households - 51.0%literacy - 577536PIN code ## Chowlakere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowlakere is 577536.** Chowlakere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577536 - Gram panchayatAbbaiahnahalli - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowlakere from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)54 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)25 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 Chowlakere? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chowlakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naikanahatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nayakanahatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Chowlakere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 59% of the 1,501 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Chowlakere Of every 100 households in Chowlakere in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chowlakere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **78% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****10%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****53%** **49% Television ****10%** **32% Mobile phone ****50%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **32% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chowlakere? ■ Chowlakere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610** **936 Working population ****66.2%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 39.0% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 70 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (17%) · **■** Marginal 360 (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 Challakere - Khudapura836 people - Donehalli826 people - Maleboranahatti821 people - Basapura801 people - Gowripura786 people - Gowrasamudra Kaval785 people - Harishchandranayakana Halli768 people - Katrikenahatti764 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowlakere?577536 - How far is Chowlakere from Chitradurga?54 km by road - What is the population of Chowlakere?787 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowlakere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chowlakere?51.0% (Census 2011)