Village · Tekkali, Srikakulam
# Booragam

Booragam is a village in Tekkali sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532212. The 2011 Census counted 2,859 people in 687 households, the 4th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 2,859 people (2011)
- 687 households
- 56.0% literacy
- 532212 PIN code

## Booragam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Booragam is 532212. Booragam falls in Tekkali sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532212
- Gram panchayat Booragam
- Community development block Tekkali
- Census village code 581007

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

## How far is Booragam from nearby towns?
- Tekkali (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town) 31 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Booragam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Booragam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● 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
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Booragam known for?

The main crops are paddy, green gram and black gram. About 69% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 411 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Booragam

Of every 100 households in Booragam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Booragam · ■ Tekkali rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 90%
- Toilet within the home 2% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 86%
- Tap water 57% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 77%
- Use banking services 31% 39%
- Television 51% 42%
- Mobile phone 51% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 34%
- Own their home 98% 93%

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

## What is the population of Booragam?

■ Booragam · ■ Tekkali rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1051 1037
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1047 957
- Working population 55.3% 51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 44.6% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 329 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,071 (68%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 97 (6%) · ■ Marginal 80 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Tekkali
- Ravivalasa 3,167 people
- Lingalavalasa 3,014 people
- Thirlangi 2,923 people
- Polavaram 2,313 people
- Pathanoupada 2,308 people
- Narasingaspalle 2,252 people
- Talagam 1,800 people

All 52 villages in Tekkali

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Booragam? 532212
- How far is Booragam from Srikakulam? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Booragam? 2,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Booragam in? Srikakulam district (Tekkali sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Booragam? 56.0% (Census 2011)

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