# Buddalapalem Village, Machilipatnam, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Machilipatnam, Krishna 

# Buddalapalem

Buddalapalem is a village in Machilipatnam sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521366**. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 355 households**, the 20th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 355households
- 69.2%literacy
- 521366PIN code

## Buddalapalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buddalapalem is 521366.** Buddalapalem falls in Machilipatnam sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521366
- Gram panchayatBuddalapalem
- Community development blockMachilipatnam
- Census village code589718

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

## How far is Buddalapalem from nearby towns?

- Machilipatnam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)10 km by road
- Machilipatnam (nearest town)10 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 Buddalapalem?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Machilipatnam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Machilipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Machilipatnam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Buddalapalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 79% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Buddalapalem

Of every 100 households in Buddalapalem in 2011, 87 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buddalapalem · ■ Machilipatnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**50%

Tap water ****10%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**67%

Use banking services ****58%**

**60%

Television ****46%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**89%

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 Buddalapalem?

■ Buddalapalem · ■ Machilipatnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**902

Working population ****57.2%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 593 (79%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (9%) · **■** Marginal 58 (8%)

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 Machilipatnam

- Pedapatnam1,997 people
- Gundupalem1,857 people
- Rudravaram1,779 people
- Gokavaram1,378 people
- Borrapothupalem1,282 people
- Machavaram1,034 people
- Gopuvanipalem1,016 people
- Hussainpalem833 people

[All 28 villages in Machilipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buddalapalem?521366
- How far is Buddalapalem from Machilipatnam?10 km by road
- What is the population of Buddalapalem?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buddalapalem in?Krishna district (Machilipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buddalapalem?69.2% (Census 2011)
