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About Challeru Village

Challeru is a small village in Rowthulapudi tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 29 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challeru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challeru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Rowthulapudi
Pincode 533446
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 29
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Challeru compares

By the 2011 count Challeru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,454 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Challeru

Challeru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Challeru as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Challeru from other places

Challeru lies about 30 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is BaIabhadrapuram, about 15 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 Challeru
Nearest railway station BaIabhadrapuram 15 km
Nearest town Peddāpuram 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rowthulapudi 30 km
District headquarters East Godavari 30 km

Villages closest to Challeru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challeru village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,454 residents.

Challeru village has 29 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challeru has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Challeru is 533446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challeru covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Challeru falls under Rowthulapudi tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Challeru is BaIabhadrapuram, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Challeru.

Challeru is about 30 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challeru is in Rowthulapudi tehsil of East Godavari district. BaIabhadrapuram is about 15 km away. Peddāpuram is about 15 km away. Rowthulapudi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondapalem (7.7 km), Bapabhupalapatnam (13 km) and Kothuru (14 km).

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

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