# Pagadalabande Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/pagadalabande/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Pagadalabande Pagadalabande is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **3,460 people in 706 households**, the 13th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 3,460people (2011) - 706households - 73.8%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Pagadalabande PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pagadalabande is 577522.** Pagadalabande falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatPagadalabande - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pagadalabande from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)64 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)34 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 Pagadalabande? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pagadalabande; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parasuramapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Parasuramapura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Pagadalabande known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. Products made here include bed sheet making. About 68% of the 1,171 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Pagadalabande Of every 100 households in Pagadalabande in 2011, 89 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pagadalabande · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **78% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****69%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****66%** **49% Television ****34%** **32% Mobile phone ****47%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **32% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pagadalabande? ■ Pagadalabande · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **936 Working population ****57.1%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 62.4% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 661 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (17%) · **■** Household industry 443 (22%) · **■** Other work 260 (13%) · **■** Marginal 273 (14%) 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 - Dodderi4,542 people - Doddaullarthi4,296 people - Neralagunte4,296 people - Obalapura3,651 people - Thalaku3,392 people - Nagaramgere3,284 people - Thimmannanayakanakote3,110 people - Gopanahalli3,010 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pagadalabande?577522 - How far is Pagadalabande from Chitradurga?64 km by road - What is the population of Pagadalabande?3,460 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pagadalabande in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Pagadalabande?73.8% (Census 2011)