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About Bucharla Village

Bucharla is a mid sized village in Roddam tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,887, made up of 978 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bucharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bucharla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Roddam
Pincode 515123
Area (hectares) 1300 hectares
Population 1,887
Male Population 978
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bucharla compares

By the 2011 count Bucharla is the 14th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1300 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bucharla

Bucharla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bucharla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bucharla from other places

Bucharla lies about 64 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, 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 Bucharla
Tehsil headquarters Roddam 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 15 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 17 km
District headquarters Anantapur 64 km

Villages closest to Bucharla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bucharla village had a population of 1,887. That makes it the 14th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Bucharla village has 978 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bucharla has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bucharla is 515123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bucharla covers 1300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bucharla falls under Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bucharla is Pavagada, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bucharla.

Bucharla is about 64 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bucharla is in Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district. Roddam is about 4.3 km away. Pavagada is about 15 km away. Pāvugada is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R Locharla (2.6 km), Roddakampalle (3.2 km) and Jakkalacheruvu (3.8 km).

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

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