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About Buganipalle Village

Buganipalle is a mid sized village in Gorantla tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 252 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buganipalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buganipalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Gorantla
Pincode 515231
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 252
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buganipalle compares

By the 2011 count Buganipalle is the 13th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Buganipalle

Buganipalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buganipalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buganipalle from other places

Buganipalle lies about 78 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarlapalli, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Buganipalle
Tehsil headquarters Gorantla 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Chakarlapalli 15 km
District headquarters Anantapur 78 km

Villages closest to Buganipalle

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorantla tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Buganipalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Buganipalle village had a population of 504. That makes it the 13th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Buganipalle village has 252 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buganipalle has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Buganipalle is 515231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buganipalle covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buganipalle falls under Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buganipalle is Chakarlapalli, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Buganipalle.

Buganipalle is about 78 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buganipalle is in Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district. Gorantla is about 5.6 km away. Chakarlapalli is about 15 km away. Anantapur is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallapalle (2.2 km), Katepalle (3.2 km) and Ragimakulapalle (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Buganipalle today is likely to be higher.

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