# Chowluru Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/chowluru/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Chowluru Chowluru is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577538**. The 2011 Census counted **2,699 people in 579 households**, the 21st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,699people (2011) - 579households - 72.2%literacy - 577538PIN code ## Chowluru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowluru is 577538.** Chowluru falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577538 - Gram panchayatChowluru - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowluru from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)56 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)26 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 Chowluru? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chowluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parasuramapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Chowluru known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 60% of the 1,380 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Chowluru Of every 100 households in Chowluru in 2011, 82 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chowluru · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **78% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****43%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****41%** **49% Television ****32%** **32% Mobile phone ****65%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **32% Own their home ****94%** **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 Chowluru? ■ Chowluru · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **936 Working population ****56.2%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.2% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (30%) · **■** Household industry 77 (5%) · **■** Other work 405 (27%) · **■** Marginal 255 (17%) 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 - Gopanahalli3,010 people - Hulikunte2,857 people - Belagere2,769 people - Veeradimmanahalli2,757 people - Sanikere2,677 people - Gowrasamudra2,674 people - Budnahatti2,577 people - Duggavara2,537 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowluru?577538 - How far is Chowluru from Chitradurga?56 km by road - What is the population of Chowluru?2,699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowluru in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chowluru?72.2% (Census 2011)