About Challapalle Village

Challapalle is one of the larger villages in Challapalle tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,067, made up of 8,183 males and 8,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challapalle village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Tehsil	Challapalle
Pincode	521126
Area (hectares)	466 hectares
Population	17,067
Male Population	8,183
Female Population	8,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Challapalle compares

By the 2011 count Challapalle is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,867 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Challapalle

Challapalle is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Challapalle as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Challapalle from other places

Challapalle lies about 24 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Pallikona, 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 Challapalle
Nearest town	Avanigadda	11 km
Nearest railway station	Pallikona	15 km
District headquarters	Krishna	24 km

Villages closest to Challapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challapalle village had a population of 17,067. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,867 residents.

Challapalle village has 8,183 males and 8,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challapalle has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Challapalle is 521126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challapalle covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Challapalle falls under Challapalle tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Challapalle is Pallikona, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Challapalle.

Challapalle is about 24 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challapalle is in Challapalle tehsil of Krishna district. Avanigadda is about 11 km away. Pallikona is about 15 km away. Krishna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.