# Obalapura Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/obalapura-605318/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Obalapura Obalapura is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577537**. The 2011 Census counted **3,651 people in 810 households**, the 12th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 3,651people (2011) - 810households - 67.4%literacy - 577537PIN code ## Obalapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Obalapura is 577537.** Obalapura falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577537 - Gram panchayatObalapura - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605318 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Obalapura from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)70 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)40 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 Obalapura? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Obalapura; 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 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Renukapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Obalapura known for? The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 59% of the 1,662 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Obalapura Of every 100 households in Obalapura in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Obalapura · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **78% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****75%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****70%** **49% Television ****30%** **32% Mobile phone ****34%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **32% Own their home ****95%** **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 Obalapura? ■ Obalapura · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **936 Working population ****61.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 667 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,299 (58%) · **■** Household industry 68 (3%) · **■** Other work 145 (6%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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 - Jajur4,674 people - Dodderi4,542 people - Doddaullarthi4,296 people - Neralagunte4,296 people - Pagadalabande3,460 people - Thalaku3,392 people - Nagaramgere3,284 people - Thimmannanayakanakote3,110 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Obalapura?577537 - How far is Obalapura from Chitradurga?70 km by road - What is the population of Obalapura?3,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Obalapura in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Obalapura?67.4% (Census 2011)