# Challapur Village, Doulathabad, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/doulathabad/challapur/ Village · Doulathabad, Mahbubnagar # Challapur Challapur is a village in Doulathabad sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 370 households**, the 12th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.8%. - 1,894people (2011) - 370households - 43.7%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Challapur PIN code and other codes Challapur falls in Doulathabad sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatChallapur - Community development blockDoulathabad - Census village code574994 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Challapur from nearby towns? - Doulathabad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)55 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 Challapur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Challapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kosgi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kosgi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahbubnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Challapur known for? The main crops are **jowar, red gram and ground nut**. About 5% of the 627 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Challapur Of every 100 households in Challapur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Challapur · ■ Doulathabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **86% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **92% Tap water ****88%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****62%** **60% Television ****17%** **22% Mobile phone ****47%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Challapur? ■ Challapur · ■ Doulathabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%** **44.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **930 Working population ****55.7%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.8% for men and 32.4% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 435 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (15%) · **■** Household industry 48 (5%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 368 (35%) 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 Doulathabad - Balampeta2,286 people - Chandrakal2,013 people - Matoor2,009 people - Anthwar1,897 people - Sultanpur1,779 people - Erlapalle1,501 people - Imdapur1,324 people - Allapur1,270 people [All 26 villages in Doulathabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/doulathabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Challapur from Mahbubnagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Challapur?1,894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Challapur in?Mahbubnagar district (Doulathabad sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Challapur?43.7% (Census 2011)