# Bukkasagaram Village, Hosur, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/bukkasagaram/ Village · Hosur, Krishnagiri # Bukkasagaram Bukkasagaram is a village in Hosur sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635109**. The 2011 Census counted **2,126 people in 460 households**, the 50th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,126people (2011) - 460households - 65.0%literacy - 635109PIN code ## Bukkasagaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bukkasagaram is 635109.** Bukkasagaram falls in Hosur sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635109 - Gram panchayatBukkasagaram - Community development blockShoolagiri - Census village code643776 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bukkasagaram from nearby towns? - Hosur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)50 km by road - Hosur (nearest town)13 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 Bukkasagaram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bukkasagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hosur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Bukkasagaram known for? The main crops are **ragi, paddy and horse gram**. Products made here include clay toys and bamboo products. About 26% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Bukkasagaram Of every 100 households in Bukkasagaram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bukkasagaram · ■ Hosur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **66% Tap water ****80%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **63% Use banking services ****21%** **40% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **84% 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 Bukkasagaram? ■ Bukkasagaram · ■ Hosur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **944 Working population ****17.1%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 53.2% for women. 22% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (15%) · **■** Household industry 22 (6%) · **■** Other work 99 (27%) · **■** Marginal 86 (24%) 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 Hosur - Mugalur2,593 people - Addakurukki2,504 people - Thummanapalli2,462 people - Pattakurubarapalli2,340 people - Panchakshipuram1,882 people - Viswanathapuram1,818 people - Chinnakudibala1,787 people - Sikkalapalli1,723 people [All 168 villages in Hosur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bukkasagaram?635109 - How far is Bukkasagaram from Krishnagiri?50 km by road - What is the population of Bukkasagaram?2,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bukkasagaram in?Krishnagiri district (Hosur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bukkasagaram?65.0% (Census 2011)