Village · Mundlamuru, Prakasam
# Basava Puram

Basava Puram is a village in Mundlamuru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523265. The 2011 Census counted 1,112 people in 289 households, the 21st largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 1,112 people (2011)
- 289 households
- 51.7% literacy
- 523265 PIN code

## Basava Puram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Basava Puram is 523265. Basava Puram falls in Mundlamuru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 523265
- Gram panchayat Kellampalle
- Community development block Mundlamuru
- Census village code 590795

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Basava Puram from nearby towns?
- Mundlamuru (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ) 63 km by road
- Vinukonda (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Basava Puram?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Basava Puram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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 5–10 km · Darsi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Darsi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Darsi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 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 treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Basava Puram known for?

The main crops are paddy and green gram. About 76% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Basava Puram

Of every 100 households in Basava Puram in 2011, 74 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basava Puram · ■ Mundlamuru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 87%
- Toilet within the home 14% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 84%
- Tap water 74% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 76%
- Use banking services 53% 55%
- Television 38% 47%
- Mobile phone 35% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 37% 29%
- Own their home 96% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Basava Puram?

■ Basava Puram · ■ Mundlamuru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.7% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 764 912
- Working population 52.3% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 39.4% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 431 (74%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (5%) · ■ Marginal 25 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mundlamuru
- Vempadu 1,633 people
- Bheemavaram 1,574 people
- Jammalamadaka 1,347 people
- Brundavanam 1,241 people
- Thammaluru 1,108 people
- Khambham Padu 1,101 people
- Chintalapudi 1,052 people
- Kommavaram 762 people

All 29 villages in Mundlamuru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Basava Puram? 523265
- How far is Basava Puram from Ongole? 63 km by road
- What is the population of Basava Puram? 1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basava Puram in? Prakasam district (Mundlamuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basava Puram? 51.7% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/mundlamuru/basava-puram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
