# Cherkur Village, Veldanda, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veldanda/cherkur/ Village · Veldanda, Mahbubnagar # Cherkur Cherkur is a village in Veldanda sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **5,810 people in 1,412 households**, the 1st largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 5,810people (2011) - 1,412households - 47.2%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Cherkur PIN code and other codes Cherkur falls in Veldanda sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatCherkur - Community development blockVeldanda - Census village code575310 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherkur from nearby towns? - Veldanda (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)71 km by road - Hyderabad (nearest town)72 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 Cherkur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Cherkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Veldanda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amangal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalwakurthy - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Cherkur known for? The main crops are **paddy, jowar and maize**. About 35% of the 3,764 hectares of village land is sown, and 581 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 Cherkur Of every 100 households in Cherkur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cherkur · ■ Veldanda rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **75% Tap water ****72%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **90% Use banking services ****43%** **47% Television ****40%** **36% Mobile phone ****67%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Cherkur? ■ Cherkur · ■ Veldanda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **911 Working population ****59.3%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.9% for men and 33.8% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,356 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,066 (31%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 336 (10%) · **■** Marginal 643 (19%) 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 Veldanda - Veldanda5,697 people - Kuppagandla3,785 people - Jupalle3,664 people - Pothepalle3,126 people [All 20 villages in Veldanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veldanda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Cherkur from Mahbubnagar?71 km by road - What is the population of Cherkur?5,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherkur in?Mahbubnagar district (Veldanda sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Cherkur?47.2% (Census 2011)