# Bucharla Village, Roddam, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/roddam/bucharla/ Village · Roddam, Anantapur # Bucharla Bucharla is a village in Roddam sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,887 people in 407 households**, the 14th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,887people (2011) - 407households - 59.0%literacy - 515123PIN code ## Bucharla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bucharla is 515123.** Bucharla falls in Roddam sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515123 - Gram panchayatBucharla - Community development blockRoddam - Census village code595337 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bucharla from nearby towns? - Roddam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)93 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)58 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 Bucharla? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bucharla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Roddam - ○Degree college10+ km · Penukonda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Roddam - ○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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bucharla known for? The main crops are **ground nut, bengal gram and paddy**. About 12% of the 1,300 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Bucharla Of every 100 households in Bucharla in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bucharla · ■ Roddam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****94%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****75%** **74% Television ****35%** **37% Mobile phone ****43%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Bucharla? ■ Bucharla · ■ Roddam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756** **935 Working population ****59.7%** **56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 236 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (29%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 86 (8%) · **■** Marginal 458 (41%) 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 Roddam - R.Locharla2,264 people - Thurakalapatnam2,127 people - Nallur2,110 people - Cherukur1,898 people - Sanipalle1,715 people - Chinnamanthur1,493 people - Bokkasampalle977 people - Jakkalacheruvu897 people [All 21 villages in Roddam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/roddam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bucharla?515123 - How far is Bucharla from Anantapur?93 km by road - What is the population of Bucharla?1,887 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bucharla in?Anantapur district (Roddam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bucharla?59.0% (Census 2011)