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About Chowlur Village

Chowlur is one of the larger villages in Hindupur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,038, made up of 3,023 males and 3,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowlur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowlur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Hindupur
Pincode 515211
Area (hectares) 1109 hectares
Population 6,038
Male Population 3,023
Female Population 3,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chowlur compares

By the 2011 count Chowlur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,704 residents. Its 1109 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chowlur

Chowlur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chowlur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chowlur from other places

Chowlur lies about 110 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Devarapalli, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chowlur
Nearest railway station Devarapalli 4.2 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindupur 15 km
District headquarters Anantapur 110 km

Villages closest to Chowlur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hindupur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chowlur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowlur village had a population of 6,038. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,704 residents.

Chowlur village has 3,023 males and 3,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowlur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chowlur is 515211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowlur covers 1109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowlur falls under Hindupur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chowlur is Devarapalli, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chowlur.

Chowlur is about 110 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowlur is in Hindupur tehsil of Anantapur district. Devarapalli is about 4.2 km away. Gauribidanur is about 10 km away. Hindupur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thumukunta (2.7 km), Thungepalle (2.9 km) and Santhebidanur (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chowlur today is likely to be higher.

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