About Challagundla Village

Challagundla is one of the larger villages in Nekarikallu tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,325, made up of 3,168 males and 3,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challagundla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challagundla village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Tehsil	Nekarikallu
Pincode	522615
Area (hectares)	2181 hectares
Population	6,325
Male Population	3,168
Female Population	3,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Challagundla compares

By the 2011 count Challagundla is the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,335 residents. Its 2181 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 989.

Getting to Challagundla

Challagundla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Challagundla as Available within village. 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 Challagundla from other places

Challagundla lies about 53 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Nakarikallu, about 4.5 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 Challagundla
Tehsil headquarters	Nekarikallu	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Nakarikallu	4.5 km
Nearest town	Narasaraopet	16 km
District headquarters	Guntur	53 km

Villages closest to Challagundla

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

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Common questions about Challagundla

As per the Census of India 2011, Challagundla village had a population of 6,325. That makes it the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,335 residents.

Challagundla village has 3,168 males and 3,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challagundla 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Challagundla is 522615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challagundla covers 2181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Challagundla falls under Nekarikallu tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Challagundla is Nakarikallu, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Challagundla.

Challagundla is about 53 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challagundla is in Nekarikallu tehsil of Guntur district. Nekarikallu is about 3.0 km away. Nakarikallu is about 4.5 km away. Narasaraopet is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.