Village · Srikalahasti, Chittoor # Bokkasam Palem Bokkasam Palem is a village in Srikalahasti sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517641. The 2011 Census counted 837 people in 224 households, the 30th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 837 people (2011) - 224 households - 75.8% literacy - 517641 PIN code ## Bokkasam Palem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bokkasam Palem is 517641. Bokkasam Palem falls in Srikalahasti sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517641 - Gram panchayat Bokkasam Palem&Subbanaidu Khandriga - Community development block Srikalahasti - Census village code 595868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bokkasam Palem from nearby towns? - Srikalahasti (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 118 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bokkasam Palem? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bokkasam Palem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thondamandu - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Srikalahasti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tirupati - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bokkasam Palem known for? The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 99% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bokkasam Palem Of every 100 households in Bokkasam Palem in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bokkasam Palem · ■ Srikalahasti rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 8% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 80% - Tap water 36% 71% - Drinking water within premises 24% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 49% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 73% - Use banking services 67% 63% - Television 76% 52% - Mobile phone 57% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 26% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bokkasam Palem? ■ Bokkasam Palem · ■ Srikalahasti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.8% 61.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 951 - Working population 49.6% 47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 68.2% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 132 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 200 (48%) · ■ Other work 43 (10%) · ■ Marginal 40 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Srikalahasti - Kammakothur 861 people - Kapugunneri 856 people - Appalayagunta 845 people - Melachur 842 people - Bahadur Venkatapuram 825 people - Papanapalle 766 people - Guntakindapalle 722 people - Reddipalle 700 people All 66 villages in Srikalahasti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bokkasam Palem? 517641 - How far is Bokkasam Palem from Chittoor? 118 km by road - What is the population of Bokkasam Palem? 837 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bokkasam Palem in? Chittoor district (Srikalahasti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bokkasam Palem? 75.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/srikalahasti/bokkasam-palem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.