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- LGD code
- 579581
- Pincode
- 507302
- Post office
- Penuballi
- Population
- 500
- Households
- 124
- Literacy rate
- 42%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 316
Census 2011 · in context
How Chowdaram compares
By population, Chowdaram ranks #21 of 21 villages in Penuballi mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
42.0%
−13.6% vs mandal average
- Chowdaram
- 42.0%
- Penuballi mandal
- 55.6%
- Khammam district
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−84 vs mandal average
- Chowdaram
- 931
- Penuballi mandal
- 1,015
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chowdaram
- 4.0
- Penuballi mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chowdaram at a glance
Chowdaram is a village of 500 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Penuballi mandal, Khammam district, Telangana, the 21st-largest of 21 villages in Penuballi mandal. Literacy is 42%, 14 points below the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 507302, served by Penuballi post office; the LGD village code is 579581. The population is estimated at 2,203 in 2026, up 341% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chowdaram
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SATHUPALLE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MANDALAPADU
- Total area (ha)
- 1,107
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19
- Forest area (ha)
- 298.11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chowdaram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chowdaram
- LGD code
- 579581
- Pincode
- 507302
- Post office
- Penuballi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 500
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,203
- Households
- 124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 42.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khammam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sathupalle
- Member of Parliament
- Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Penuballi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 507302
- PenuballiPenuballi mandal8,915 pop
- KaraigudemPenuballi mandal3,968 pop
- GowararamPenuballi mandal3,361 pop
- LankapalliPenuballi mandal3,001 pop
- KuppenakuntlaPenuballi mandal2,860 pop
- KondrupaduPenuballi mandal2,614 pop
- MandalapaduPenuballi mandal2,491 pop
- LingagudemPenuballi mandal2,489 pop
- AdavimallayalaPenuballi mandal1,811 pop
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Other villages named Chowdaram
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Other villages in Penuballi mandal
View all 20 →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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)