# Buruga Village, Veeraghattam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Veeraghattam, Srikakulam 

# Buruga

Buruga is a village in Veeraghattam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532460**. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 126 households**, the 34th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 469people (2011)
- 126households
- 64.6%literacy
- 532460PIN code

## Buruga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Buruga is 532460.** Buruga falls in Veeraghattam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532460
- Gram panchayatChalivendri
- Community development blockVeeraghattam
- Census village code579919

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

## How far is Buruga from nearby towns?

- Veeraghattam (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)57 km by road
- Parvathipuram (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 Buruga?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Buruga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Veeraghattam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Veeraghattam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells 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 Buruga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 84% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Buruga

Of every 100 households in Buruga in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Buruga · ■ Veeraghattam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**43%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Buruga?

■ Buruga · ■ Veeraghattam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**968

Working population ****53.7%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (53%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 40 (16%) · **■** Marginal 25 (10%)

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 Veeraghattam

- V. Venkampeta841 people
- Bodlapadu794 people
- Kumbidi Ichapuram519 people
- Koncha500 people
- Jirayathi Gopalapuram420 people
- Deppivalasa305 people
- Chebiyyam Valasa214 people
- Pedduru199 people

[All 41 villages in Veeraghattam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/veeraghattam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Buruga?532460
- How far is Buruga from Srikakulam?57 km by road
- What is the population of Buruga?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buruga in?Srikakulam district (Veeraghattam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buruga?64.6% (Census 2011)