# Chowdavaram Village, Bhadrachalam, Khammam (Telangana)

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Village · Bhadrachalam, Khammam 

# Chowdavaram

Chowdavaram is a village in Bhadrachalam sub-district of Khammam district, Telangana, PIN code **507111**. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 300 households**, the 12th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 981people (2011)
- 300households
- 63.4%literacy
- 507111PIN code

## Chowdavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chowdavaram is 507111.** Chowdavaram falls in Bhadrachalam sub-district, Khammam district, Telangana.

- PIN code507111
- Gram panchayatChowdavaram&Venkatareddipeta
- Community development blockBhadrachalam
- Census village code579053

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

## How far is Chowdavaram from nearby towns?

- Bhadrachalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Khammam (district HQ)135 km by road
- Palwancha (nearest town)42 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 Chowdavaram?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chowdavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhadrachalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadrachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadrachalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Chowdavaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 17% of the 1,036 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Chowdavaram

Of every 100 households in Chowdavaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chowdavaram · ■ Bhadrachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****59%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**86%

Use banking services ****39%**

**38%

Television ****42%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Chowdavaram?

■ Chowdavaram · ■ Bhadrachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**1024

Working population ****53.2%**

**59.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 61.7% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 257 (49%)

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 Bhadrachalam

- Purushothapatnam1,278 people
- Gowridevi Peta1,025 people
- Kistaram1,002 people
- Ramagopalapuram990 people
- Pinapalle971 people
- Raghavapuram857 people
- Gannavaram807 people
- K. Narayanapuram775 people

[All 73 villages in Bhadrachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/bhadrachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chowdavaram?507111
- How far is Chowdavaram from Khammam?135 km by road
- What is the population of Chowdavaram?981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowdavaram in?Khammam district (Bhadrachalam sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Chowdavaram?63.4% (Census 2011)