# Buchavaram Village, Jaggayyapeta, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/jaggayyapeta/buchavaram/ Village · Jaggayyapeta, Krishna # Buchavaram Buchavaram is a village in Jaggayyapeta sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521175**. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 227 households**, the 20th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 836people (2011) - 227households - 48.4%literacy - 521175PIN code ## Buchavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Buchavaram is 521175.** Buchavaram falls in Jaggayyapeta sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521175 - Gram panchayatGandrai - Community development blockJaggayyapeta - Census village code588837 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Buchavaram from nearby towns? - Jaggayyapeta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)150 km by road - Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)14 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 Buchavaram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Buchavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaggayyapeta - ○Degree college10+ km · Jaggayyapeta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaggayyapeta - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Buchavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and cotton,chilly**. About 79% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Buchavaram Of every 100 households in Buchavaram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Buchavaram · ■ Jaggayyapeta rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****29%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **42% Tap water ****50%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **63% Use banking services ****21%** **51% Television ****53%** **62% Mobile phone ****38%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **22% Own their home ****86%** **81% 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 Buchavaram? ■ Buchavaram · ■ Jaggayyapeta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **964 Working population ****62.3%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 36.2% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (93%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 Jaggayyapeta - Takkellapadu1,852 people - Annavaram1,757 people - Tirumalagiri1,478 people - Ravirala1,275 people - Ramachandrunipeta764 people - Garikapadu332 people - Tripuravaram128 people - Ravikampadu16 people [All 24 villages in Jaggayyapeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/jaggayyapeta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Buchavaram?521175 - How far is Buchavaram from Machilipatnam?150 km by road - What is the population of Buchavaram?836 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buchavaram in?Krishna district (Jaggayyapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Buchavaram?48.4% (Census 2011)