# Neralagunte Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Neralagunte

Neralagunte is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577536**. The 2011 Census counted **4,296 people in 864 households**, the 11th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 4,296people (2011)
- 864households
- 72.2%literacy
- 577536PIN code

## Neralagunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Neralagunte is 577536.** Neralagunte falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577536
- Gram panchayatNeralagunte
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605271

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Neralagunte from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)39 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)9 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 Neralagunte?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Neralagunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naikanahatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Naikanahatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Neralagunte known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and jowar**. About 80% of the 1,030 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Neralagunte

Of every 100 households in Neralagunte in 2011, 81 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Neralagunte · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**84%

Tap water ****85%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**49%

Television ****39%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Neralagunte?

■ Neralagunte · ■ Challakere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**936

Working population ****59.5%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 609 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 885 (35%) · **■** Household industry 514 (20%) · **■** Other work 439 (17%) · **■** Marginal 108 (4%)

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

- Mallurahalli5,291 people
- Jajur4,674 people
- Dodderi4,542 people
- Doddaullarthi4,296 people
- Obalapura3,651 people
- Pagadalabande3,460 people
- Thalaku3,392 people
- Nagaramgere3,284 people

[All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Neralagunte?577536
- How far is Neralagunte from Chitradurga?39 km by road
- What is the population of Neralagunte?4,296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Neralagunte in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Neralagunte?72.2% (Census 2011)