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About Bukkapatnam Village

Bukkapatnam is a large village in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,188 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkapatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkapatnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gangadhara Nellore
Pincode 517421
Area (hectares) 436 hectares
Population 2,320
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bukkapatnam compares

By the 2011 count Bukkapatnam is the 12th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents. Its 436 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bukkapatnam

Bukkapatnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukkapatnam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukkapatnam from other places

Bukkapatnam lies about 18 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Siddampalli, about 16 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 Bukkapatnam
Tehsil headquarters Gangadhara Nellore 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Siddampalli 16 km
Nearest town Rāmāpuram 16 km
District headquarters Chittoor 18 km

Villages closest to Bukkapatnam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangadhara Nellore 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 Bukkapatnam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkapatnam village had a population of 2,320. That makes it the 12th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents.

Bukkapatnam village has 1,188 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkapatnam has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bukkapatnam is 517421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkapatnam covers 436 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukkapatnam falls under Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bukkapatnam is Siddampalli, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bukkapatnam.

Bukkapatnam is about 18 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkapatnam is in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district. Gangadhara Nellore is about 8.9 km away. Siddampalli is about 16 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varathuru (1.8 km), Pachigunta (2.8 km) and Vinjam (3.1 km).

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

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