# Bapuram Village, Kowthalam, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kowthalam, Kurnool 

# Bapuram

Bapuram is a village in Kowthalam sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518345**. The 2011 Census counted **2,072 people in 393 households**, the 14th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.7%.

- 2,072people (2011)
- 393households
- 49.0%literacy
- 518345PIN code

## Bapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bapuram is 518345.** Bapuram falls in Kowthalam sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518345
- Gram panchayatBapuram
- Community development blockKowthalam
- Census village code593799

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

## How far is Bapuram from nearby towns?

- Kowthalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)140 km by road
- Adoni (nearest town)38 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 Bapuram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kowthalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adoni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 18 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 Bapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and jowar**. About 96% of the 891 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bapuram

Of every 100 households in Bapuram in 2011, 63 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bapuram · ■ Kowthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**81%

Tap water ****39%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****71%**

**35%

Television ****22%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bapuram?

■ Bapuram · ■ Kowthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**41.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**983

Working population ****61.9%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 39.2% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 906 (71%) · **■** Household industry 49 (4%) · **■** Other work 81 (6%) · **■** Marginal 64 (5%)

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 Kowthalam

- Nadichagi2,756 people
- Rowdur2,407 people
- Chirtapalle2,307 people
- Sulakeri2,248 people
- Thovi2,057 people
- Katriki2,045 people
- Vallur1,923 people
- Kumbalanur1,823 people

[All 35 villages in Kowthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/kowthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bapuram?518345
- How far is Bapuram from Kurnool?140 km by road
- What is the population of Bapuram?2,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bapuram in?Kurnool district (Kowthalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bapuram?49.0% (Census 2011)
