About Bukkacherla Village

Bukkacherla is a mid sized village in Raptadu tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 699 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1945 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkacherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkacherla village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Raptadu
Pincode	515002
Area (hectares)	1945 hectares
Population	1,416
Male Population	699
Female Population	717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukkacherla compares

By the 2011 count Bukkacherla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,900 residents. Its 1945 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bukkacherla

Bukkacherla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukkacherla 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 Bukkacherla from other places

Bukkacherla lies about 12 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Prasannayanapalli, about 8.5 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 Bukkacherla
Nearest town	Kakkalapalle	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raptadu	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Prasannayanapalli	8.5 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	12 km

Villages closest to Bukkacherla

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

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Common questions about Bukkacherla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkacherla village had a population of 1,416. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,900 residents.

Bukkacherla village has 699 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkacherla has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bukkacherla is 515002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkacherla covers 1945 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bukkacherla falls under Raptadu tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bukkacherla is Prasannayanapalli, about 8.5 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 Bukkacherla.

Bukkacherla is about 12 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkacherla is in Raptadu tehsil of Anantapur district. Kakkalapalle is about 6.3 km away. Raptadu is about 6.9 km away. Prasannayanapalli is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.