# Buragam Village, Kanchili, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kanchili, Srikakulam 

# Buragam

Buragam is a village in Kanchili sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532284**. The 2011 Census counted **2,481 people in 643 households**, the 9th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,481people (2011)
- 643households
- 62.4%literacy
- 532284PIN code

## Buragam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buragam is 532284.** Buragam falls in Kanchili sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532284
- Gram panchayatBuragam
- Community development blockKanchili
- Census village code580423

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

## How far is Buragam from nearby towns?

- Kanchili (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)24 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 Buragam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Buragam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sompeta
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sompeta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanchili
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Buragam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and green gram**. About 78% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Buragam

Of every 100 households in Buragam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buragam · ■ Kanchili rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****16%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**83%

Use banking services ****67%**

**59%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Buragam?

■ Buragam · ■ Kanchili rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**912

Working population ****45.3%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 49.9% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (24%) · **■** Household industry 70 (6%) · **■** Other work 508 (45%) · **■** Marginal 189 (17%)

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 Kanchili

- Jadupudi2,879 people
- Kokkiliputtuga2,765 people
- Mathamsariapalle2,624 people
- Makarampuram2,490 people
- Poleru2,275 people
- Gokarnapuram2,263 people
- Sasanam2,059 people
- Baliyaputtuga2,050 people

[All 58 villages in Kanchili](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/kanchili/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buragam?532284
- How far is Buragam from Srikakulam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Buragam?2,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buragam in?Srikakulam district (Kanchili sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buragam?62.4% (Census 2011)