# Buridikancharam Village, Ponduru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/buridikancharam/ Village · Ponduru, Srikakulam # Buridikancharam Buridikancharam is a village in Ponduru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532168**. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 802 households**, the 6th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 3,026people (2011) - 802households - 49.7%literacy - 532168PIN code ## Buridikancharam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Buridikancharam is 532168.** Buridikancharam falls in Ponduru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532168 - Gram panchayatBuridikancharam - Community development blockPonduru - Census village code581588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Buridikancharam from nearby towns? - Ponduru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)16 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)16 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 Buridikancharam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Buridikancharam; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ponduru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ponduru - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ponduru - ○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 - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Buridikancharam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and ground nut**. About 80% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Buridikancharam Of every 100 households in Buridikancharam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Buridikancharam · ■ Ponduru rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **86% Use banking services ****63%** **47% Television ****36%** **38% Mobile phone ****45%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **35% Own their home ****92%** **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 Buridikancharam? ■ Buridikancharam · ■ Ponduru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **970 Working population ****52.7%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 39.1% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 477 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 726 (46%) · **■** Household industry 65 (4%) · **■** Other work 230 (14%) · **■** Marginal 97 (6%) 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 Ponduru - Kinthali4,005 people - Lolugu3,667 people - Tholapi3,433 people - Thandyam3,098 people - Kanimetta2,930 people - Tadivalasa2,859 people - Konchada2,385 people - Gokarnapalle2,345 people [All 37 villages in Ponduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ponduru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Buridikancharam?532168 - How far is Buridikancharam from Srikakulam?16 km by road - What is the population of Buridikancharam?3,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buridikancharam in?Srikakulam district (Ponduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Buridikancharam?49.7% (Census 2011)