# Mallasamudra Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/mallasamudra/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Mallasamudra Mallasamudra is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577529**. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 367 households**, the 73rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,727people (2011) - 367households - 61.5%literacy - 577529PIN code ## Mallasamudra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mallasamudra is 577529.** Mallasamudra falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577529 - Gram panchayatDevareddyhalli - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605283 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mallasamudra from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)65 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)35 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 Mallasamudra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mallasamudra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Thalaku - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Mallasamudra known for? The main crops are **groundnut and onion**. About 84% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Mallasamudra Of every 100 households in Mallasamudra in 2011, 85 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mallasamudra · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **78% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****55%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **94% Use banking services ****11%** **49% Television ****28%** **32% Mobile phone ****38%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **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 Mallasamudra? ■ Mallasamudra · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **936 Working population ****62.1%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 51.1% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 386 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 507 (47%) · **■** Household industry 96 (9%) · **■** Other work 52 (5%) · **■** Marginal 31 (3%) 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 - Banjigere1,770 people - Channammanagathihalli1,756 people - Yadalagatta1,749 people - Bukkambudi1,730 people - Chikkahalli1,691 people - Devareddyhalli1,662 people - Obaiahnahatti1,648 people - Gollahalli1,633 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mallasamudra?577529 - How far is Mallasamudra from Chitradurga?65 km by road - What is the population of Mallasamudra?1,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mallasamudra in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mallasamudra?61.5% (Census 2011)