# Bukkapuram Village, Veldurthi, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Veldurthi, Kurnool 

# Bukkapuram

Bukkapuram is a village in Veldurthi sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 347 households**, the 13th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 347households
- 59.9%literacy
- 518216PIN code

## Bukkapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bukkapuram is 518216.** Bukkapuram falls in Veldurthi sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518216
- Gram panchayatBukkapuram
- Community development blockVeldurthi
- Census village code594224

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?

- Veldurthi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kurnool (nearest town)28 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?

9 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
- ●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 · Kurnool
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurnool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurnool
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 **ground nut, castor seeds and red gram**. About 32% of the 2,104 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 Bukkapuram

Of every 100 households in Bukkapuram in 2011, 79 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bukkapuram · ■ Veldurthi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**64%

Tap water ****38%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****69%**

**62%

Television ****39%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 · ■ Veldurthi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**926

Working population ****57.2%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 43.9% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 198 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (61%) · **■** Other work 108 (13%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%)

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 Veldurthi

- Mallepalle2,595 people
- Narlapuram2,375 people
- Sho.Boyanapalle1,712 people
- Bhogolu1,689 people
- Narasapuram1,420 people
- Sarparajapuram1,236 people
- Sho.Peremula404 people

[All 16 villages in Veldurthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/veldurthi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bukkapuram?518216
- How far is Bukkapuram from Kurnool?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bukkapuram?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bukkapuram in?Kurnool district (Veldurthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bukkapuram?59.9% (Census 2011)