# Cherkupalle Village, Gundla Palle, Nalgonda (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/gundla-palle/cherkupalle/ Village · Gundla Palle, Nalgonda # Cherkupalle Cherkupalle is a village in Gundla Palle sub-district of Nalgonda district, Telangana, PIN code **508258**. The 2011 Census counted **5,015 people in 1,128 households**, the 2nd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 5,015people (2011) - 1,128households - 55.1%literacy - 508258PIN code ## Cherkupalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherkupalle is 508258.** Cherkupalle falls in Gundla Palle sub-district, Nalgonda district, Telangana. - PIN code508258 - Gram panchayatCherkupalle - Community development blockGundla Palle - Census village code577199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherkupalle from nearby towns? - Gundla Palle (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nalgonda (district HQ)89 km by road - Nalgonda (nearest town)89 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 Cherkupalle? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Cherkupalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gundla Palle - ○Degree college10+ km · Devarakonda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devarakonda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Cherkupalle known for? The main crops are **paddy, sun flower and red gram**. About 56% of the 3,225 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Cherkupalle Of every 100 households in Cherkupalle in 2011, 91 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Cherkupalle · ■ Gundla Palle rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **80% Tap water ****64%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **90% Use banking services ****75%** **66% Television ****26%** **29% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **31% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Cherkupalle? ■ Cherkupalle · ■ Gundla Palle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **929 Working population ****52.9%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 40.0% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 686 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,015 (38%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 432 (16%) · **■** Marginal 498 (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 Gundla Palle - Gundla Palle5,562 people - Towklapur4,799 people - Gonaboina Palle4,502 people - Kandukur3,208 people - Veeraboina Palle2,824 people [All 22 villages in Gundla Palle](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nalgonda/gundla-palle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherkupalle?508258 - How far is Cherkupalle from Nalgonda?89 km by road - What is the population of Cherkupalle?5,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherkupalle in?Nalgonda district (Gundla Palle sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Cherkupalle?55.1% (Census 2011)