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- LGD code
- 572531
- Pincode
- 505505
- Post office
- Ootur
- Population
- 5,429
- Households
- 1,403
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,674
Census 2011 · in context
How Challoor compares
By population, Challoor ranks #2 of 14 villages in Veenavanka mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Challoor
- 56.4%
- Veenavanka mandal
- 56.7%
- Karimnagar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−25 vs mandal average
- Challoor
- 986
- Veenavanka mandal
- 1,011
Household size
people per home
3.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Challoor
- 3.9
- Veenavanka mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Challoor at a glance
Challoor is a village of 5,429 people in 1,403 households (Census 2011) in Veenavanka mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana, the 2nd-largest of 14 villages in Veenavanka mandal. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the mandal average of 57% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 505505, served by Ootur post office; the LGD village code is 572531. The population is estimated at 6,401 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Challoor
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARIMNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHALLOOR
- Total area (ha)
- 1,695
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 444
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Challoor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Challoor
- LGD code
- 572531
- Pincode
- 505505
- Post office
- Ootur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,429
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,401
- Households
- 1,403
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karimnagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Huzurabad
- Member of Parliament
- Bandi Sanjay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Veenavanka
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 505505
Other villages in Veenavanka mandal
View all 13 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)