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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 605325
- Pincode
- 577522
- Post office
- Challakere
- Population
- 624
- Households
- 115
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 902 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 201
Census 2011 · in context
How Challakere(Rural) compares
By population, Challakere(Rural) ranks #143 of 195 villages in Challakere mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
−9.2% vs mandal average
- Challakere(Rural)
- 50.0%
- Challakere mandal
- 59.2%
- Chitradurga district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
−60 vs mandal average
- Challakere(Rural)
- 902
- Challakere mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Challakere(Rural)
- 5.4
- Challakere mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Challakere(Rural) at a glance
Challakere(Rural) is a village of 624 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Challakere taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 143rd-largest of 195 villages in Challakere taluk. Literacy is 50%, 9 points below the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577522, served by Challakere post office; the LGD village code is 605325. The village votes in Challakere assembly constituency, represented by MLA T. Raghumurthy. The population is estimated at 736 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nannivala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challakere(Rural) · this village | 624 | 50% | — |
| Nannivala · Challakere | 7,291 | 55% | — |
| Gorlakatte · Challakere | 1,862 | 62% | — |
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- Pincode
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Challakere(Rural)
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHALLAKERE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NANNIVALA
- Total area (ha)
- 862.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 62.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Challakere(Rural)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Challakere(Rural)
- LGD code
- 605325
- Pincode
- 577522
- Post office
- Challakere
- Population (Census 2011)
- 624
- Population (projected 2026)
- 736
- Households
- 115
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 902
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Challakere
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- T. Raghumurthy
- Block / Mandal
- Challakere
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577522
- NannivalaChallakere mandal7,291 pop
- JajurChallakere mandal4,674 pop
- DodderiChallakere mandal4,542 pop
- PagadalabandeChallakere mandal3,460 pop
- NagaramgereChallakere mandal3,284 pop
- GopanahalliChallakere mandal3,010 pop
- HulikunteChallakere mandal2,857 pop
- BelagereChallakere mandal2,769 pop
- SanikereChallakere mandal2,677 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Challakere(Rural)
Other villages in Challakere mandal
View all 60+ →- Naikanahatti
- Parasuramapura
- Hirehalli
- Nannivala
- Ghataparthi
- Mannekote
- Mallurahalli
- Jajur
- Dodderi
- Doddaullarthi
- Neralagunte
- Obalapura
- Pagadalabande
- Thalaku
- Nagaramgere
- Thimmannanayakanakote
- Gopanahalli
- Hulikunte
- Belagere
- Veeradimmanahalli
- Chowluru
- Sanikere
- Gowrasamudra
- Budnahatti
- Duggavara
- Jogihatti
- Siddapura
- Chitranayakanahalli
- Mahadevapura
- Varavoo
- Meerasabihalli
- Doddabeeranahalli
- Mylanahalli
- Doddachellur
- Yalagatta
- Bhoganahalli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)