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About Challapalem Village

Challapalem is a mid sized village in Srikalahasti tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 784 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Srikalahasti
Pincode 517641
Area (hectares) 607 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 784
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Challapalem compares

By the 2011 count Challapalem is the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 607 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Challapalem

The census records public bus service for Challapalem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Challapalem from other places

Challapalem lies about 81 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Rachagunneri, about 1.6 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 Challapalem
Nearest railway station Rachagunneri 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Srikalahasti 8.1 km
District headquarters Chittoor 81 km

Villages closest to Challapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srikalahasti 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 Challapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Challapalem village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Challapalem village has 784 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challapalem has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Challapalem is 517641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challapalem covers 607 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Challapalem falls under Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Challapalem is Rachagunneri, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Challapalem.

Challapalem is about 81 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challapalem is in Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district. Rachagunneri is about 1.6 km away. Srikalahasti is about 8.1 km away. Chittoor is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bokkasam Palem (under 2 km), Rachagunneri (1.5 km) and Diguvaveedhi (1.7 km).

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

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