# Bukkapuram Village, Yellanur, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Yellanur, Anantapur 

# Bukkapuram

Bukkapuram is a village in Yellanur sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 506 households**, the 7th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,003people (2011)
- 506households
- 54.6%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Bukkapuram PIN code and other codes

Bukkapuram falls in Yellanur sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- Gram panchayatBukkapuram
- Community development blockYellanur
- Census village code595047

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

## How far is Bukkapuram from nearby towns?

- Yellanur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Tadpatri (nearest town)42 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 Bukkapuram?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bukkapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school10+ km · Yellanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tadpatri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yellanur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Bukkapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sun flower**. About 46% of the 1,500 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Bukkapuram

Of every 100 households in Bukkapuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bukkapuram · ■ Yellanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**59%

Tap water ****25%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****36%**

**72%

Television ****37%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bukkapuram?

■ Bukkapuram · ■ Yellanur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**871

Working population ****60.8%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 45.6% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 168 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 772 (63%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (20%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%)

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 Yellanur

- Kalluru3,022 people
- Goddumarri2,998 people
- Singavaram2,898 people
- Boppepalle2,867 people
- Vennapurapalle1,791 people
- Chilamakuru1,584 people
- Mallagundla1,369 people
- Peddamallepalle1,189 people

[All 19 villages in Yellanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/yellanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bukkapuram from Anantapur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Bukkapuram?2,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bukkapuram in?Anantapur district (Yellanur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bukkapuram?54.6% (Census 2011)