About Challagirigella Village

Challagirigella is a large village in Porumamilla tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,069 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3095 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challagirigella Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challagirigella village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Y S R
Tehsil	Porumamilla
Pincode	516228
Area (hectares)	3095 hectares
Population	2,113
Male Population	1,069
Female Population	1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Challagirigella compares

By the 2011 count Challagirigella is the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 3095 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Challagirigella

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

Challagirigella lies about 34 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Giddalur, about 53 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 Challagirigella
Tehsil headquarters	Porumamilla	12 km
Nearest town	Badvel	19 km
District headquarters	Y S R	34 km
Nearest railway station	Giddalur	53 km

Villages closest to Challagirigella

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challagirigella village had a population of 2,113. That makes it the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Challagirigella village has 1,069 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challagirigella has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Challagirigella is 516228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challagirigella covers 3095 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Challagirigella falls under Porumamilla tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Challagirigella is Giddalur, about 53 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 Challagirigella.

Challagirigella is about 34 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challagirigella is in Porumamilla tehsil of Y S R district. Porumamilla is about 12 km away. Badvel is about 19 km away. Y S R is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.