# Bekkam Village, Veepangandla, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veepangandla/bekkam/ Village · Veepangandla, Mahbubnagar # Bekkam Bekkam is a village in Veepangandla sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **4,006 people in 959 households**, the 1st largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 4,006people (2011) - 959households - 54.5%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Bekkam PIN code and other codes Bekkam falls in Veepangandla sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatBekkam - Community development blockVeepangandla - Census village code576336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bekkam from nearby towns? - Veepangandla (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)92 km by road - Wanaparthy (nearest town)53 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 Bekkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bekkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Veepangandla - ○Degree college10+ km · Wanaparthy - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanaparthy - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bekkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, jowar and ground nut**. About 9% of the 3,473 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Bekkam Of every 100 households in Bekkam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bekkam · ■ Veepangandla rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****4%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****77%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****47%** **40% Television ****47%** **41% Mobile phone ****80%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Bekkam? ■ Bekkam · ■ Veepangandla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **906 Working population ****55.1%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 40.9% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 482 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,197 (54%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 421 (19%) · **■** Marginal 87 (4%) 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 Veepangandla - Veepangandla3,946 people - Toomkunta3,836 people - Koppunur3,791 people - Jataprole3,436 people [All 26 villages in Veepangandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veepangandla/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bekkam from Mahbubnagar?92 km by road - What is the population of Bekkam?4,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bekkam in?Mahbubnagar district (Veepangandla sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Bekkam?54.5% (Census 2011)