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- LGD code
- 586988
- Pincode
- 533446
- Post office
- Sankhavaram
- Population
- 52
- Households
- 15
- Literacy rate
- 17.3%
- Sex ratio
- 793 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 39
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 209 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 409 km
- Nearest railway station
- Timmapuram · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Kottam · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Challeru compares
By population, Challeru ranks #37 of 44 villages in Rowthulapudi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
17.3%
−28.1% vs mandal average
- Challeru
- 17.3%
- Rowthulapudi mandal
- 45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
793
−176 vs mandal average
- Challeru
- 793
- Rowthulapudi mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Challeru
- 3.5
- Rowthulapudi mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Challeru at a glance
Challeru is a village of 52 people in 15 households (Census 2011) in Rowthulapudi mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 37th-largest of 44 villages in Rowthulapudi mandal. Literacy is 17%, 28 points below the mandal average of 45% and the sex ratio is 793 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Kakinada district centre, 9 km from Rowthulapudi, the nearest town, 22 km from Timmapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533446, served by Sankhavaram post office; the LGD village code is 586988. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Kottam, 12 km away. The village votes in Tuni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Divya Yanamala. The population is estimated at 57 in 2026, up 10% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jaldam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challeru · this village | 52 | 17% | — |
| Jaldam · Rowthulapudi | 223 | 36% | 1.3 km W |
| Yeguvasivada · Rowthulapudi | 0 | — | 1.3 km NE |
| Raghavapatnam · Rowthulapudi | 1,211 | 44% | 1.7 km N |
| Chakirevulapalem · Rowthulapudi | 155 | 41% | 2.7 km S |
| D. Pydipala · Rowthulapudi | 201 | 35% | 3.2 km SW |
| Yeguvadarapalle · Rowthulapudi | 0 | — | 3.4 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Challeru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TUNI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JALDAM
- Total area (ha)
- 40
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Challeru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Challeru
- LGD code
- 586988
- Pincode
- 533446
- Post office
- Sankhavaram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 52
- Population (projected 2026)
- 57
- Households
- 15
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 793
- Literacy rate
- 17.3%
- Coordinates
- 17.45386°N, 82.34259°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tuni
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Divya Yanamala
- Block / Mandal
- Rowthulapudi
Getting there
How to reach Challeru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati209 kmcapital
- Hyderabad409 km
- Chennai534 km
- Bengaluru713 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTimmapuram22 km
- Bus stopRajavommangi Bus Stop16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Kottam12 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
- CollegeGovt.Degree College22 km
- Police stationAnnavarm Police Station20 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 533446
- SankhavaramSankhavaram mandal11,039 pop
- RowthulapudiRowthulapudi mandal10,784 pop
- MulagapudiRowthulapudi mandal4,600 pop
- NellipudiSankhavaram mandal3,893 pop
- SrungavaramRowthulapudi mandal3,774 pop
- KonthangiSankhavaram mandal3,125 pop
- ChintaluruPrathipadu mandal2,901 pop
- Gondhi KothapalleSankhavaram mandal2,402 pop
- Santha PydipalaRowthulapudi mandal2,196 pop
Villages near Challeru
Other villages in Rowthulapudi mandal
View all 43+ →- Rowthulapudi
- Mulagapudi
- Srungavaram
- Namagiri Narendrapatnam
- Latchireddipalem
- Gidajam
- A. Mallavaram
- Srungadhara Agraharam
- Parupaka
- Santha Pydipala
- Balarampuram
- Meraka Chamavaram
- Pallapu Chamavaram
- Gummaregula
- Gangavaram
- Raghavapatnam
- Rajavaram
- Bapabhupalapatnam
- Tirupatammapeta
- Dhara Jagannadhapuram
- Diguva Sivada
- Uppampalem
- Ramakrishnapuram
- Koduru
- R. Venkatapuram
- Kothuru
- Jaldam
- D. Pydipala
- Dabbadi
- Sarlanka
- Pedduru
- Chakirevulapalem
- Ginnelaram
- Diguvadarapalle
- Venkatanagaram
- Satyavaram
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)