# Bukkacherla Village, Raptadu, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/bukkacherla/ Village · Raptadu, Anantapur # Bukkacherla Bukkacherla is a village in Raptadu sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 353 households**, the 9th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,416people (2011) - 353households - 63.0%literacy - 515002PIN code ## Bukkacherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bukkacherla is 515002.** Bukkacherla falls in Raptadu sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515002 - Gram panchayatBukkacherla - Community development blockRaptadu - Census village code595105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bukkacherla from nearby towns? - Raptadu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)16 km by road - Anantapur (nearest town)16 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 Bukkacherla? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bukkacherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anantapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Raptadu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Bukkacherla known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 71% of the 1,945 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Bukkacherla Of every 100 households in Bukkacherla in 2011, 91 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bukkacherla · ■ Raptadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **95% Toilet within the home ****19%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **69% Tap water ****82%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **86% Use banking services ****77%** **65% Television ****45%** **61% Mobile phone ****88%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****2%** **19% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Bukkacherla? ■ Bukkacherla · ■ Raptadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1183** **847 Working population ****60.6%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 52.6% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (9%) · **■** Marginal 243 (28%) 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 Raptadu - Palacherla2,279 people - Gandlaparthi2,221 people - Hampapuram2,187 people - Bommaparthy1,492 people - Yerragunta1,113 people - Gangulakunta796 people [All 11 villages in Raptadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bukkacherla?515002 - How far is Bukkacherla from Anantapur?16 km by road - What is the population of Bukkacherla?1,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bukkacherla in?Anantapur district (Raptadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bukkacherla?63.0% (Census 2011)