# Buganipalle Village, Gorantla, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gorantla, Anantapur 

# Buganipalle

Buganipalle is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515231**. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 119 households**, the 13th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 504people (2011)
- 119households
- 56.3%literacy
- 515231PIN code

## Buganipalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buganipalle is 515231.** Buganipalle falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515231
- Gram panchayatMallapalle
- Community development blockGorantla
- Census village code595520

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Buganipalle from nearby towns?

- Gorantla (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Buganipalle?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Buganipalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gorantla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gorantla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gorantla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Buganipalle known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 51% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Buganipalle

Of every 100 households in Buganipalle in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Buganipalle · ■ Gorantla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**71%

Tap water ****99%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****60%**

**73%

Television ****24%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Buganipalle?

■ Buganipalle · ■ Gorantla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**928

Working population ****54.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 46.8% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 64 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gorantla

- Mallapalle3,040 people
- Kammavaripalle2,807 people
- Vadigepalle2,795 people
- Jakkasamudram712 people
- Maredipalle495 people
- Katepalle277 people
- Devulacheruvu238 people
- Ragimakulapalle216 people

[All 21 villages in Gorantla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buganipalle?515231
- How far is Buganipalle from Anantapur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Buganipalle?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buganipalle in?Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buganipalle?56.3% (Census 2011)