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About Chagallu Village

Chagallu is one of the larger villages in Chagallu tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,703, made up of 10,843 males and 10,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2443 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chagallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chagallu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Chagallu
Pincode 534305
Area (hectares) 2443 hectares
Population 21,703
Male Population 10,843
Female Population 10,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chagallu compares

By the 2011 count Chagallu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,889 residents. Its 2443 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chagallu

Chagallu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chagallu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chagallu from other places

Chagallu lies about 67 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chagallu, about 3.7 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 Chagallu
Nearest railway station Chagallu 3.7 km
Nearest town Kovvūr 7.3 km
District headquarters West Godavari 67 km

Villages closest to Chagallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chagallu village had a population of 21,703. 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 5,889 residents.

Chagallu village has 10,843 males and 10,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chagallu has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chagallu is 534305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chagallu covers 2443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chagallu falls under Chagallu tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chagallu is Chagallu, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chagallu.

Chagallu is about 67 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chagallu is in Chagallu tehsil of West Godavari district. Chagallu is about 3.7 km away. Kovvūr is about 7.3 km away. West Godavari is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelaturu (under 2 km), Unagatla (3.6 km) and Nandigampadu (3.7 km).

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

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