# Viswanathapura Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Viswanathapura

Viswanathapura is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577538**. The 2011 Census counted **24 people in 6 households**, the 182nd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 24people (2011)
- 6households
- 56.5%literacy
- 577538PIN code

## Viswanathapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Viswanathapura is 577538.** Viswanathapura falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577538
- Gram panchayatChowluru
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605395

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

## How far is Viswanathapura from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)70 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)30 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 Viswanathapura?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Viswanathapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chowluru
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parasuramapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Viswanathapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and paddy**. About 69% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Viswanathapura

Of every 100 households in Viswanathapura in 2011, 57 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Viswanathapura · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**49%

Television ****86%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Viswanathapura?

■ Viswanathapura · ■ Challakere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****600**

**962

Working population ****66.7%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 10 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (38%)

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

- Channammanagatihalli Kaval48 people
- Pagadalabande Kaval45 people
- Kannenahalli34 people
- Kamplisagara32 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Viswanathapura?577538
- How far is Viswanathapura from Chitradurga?70 km by road
- What is the population of Viswanathapura?24 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Viswanathapura in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Viswanathapura?56.5% (Census 2011)