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About Bokkasam Palem Village

Bokkasam Palem is a mid sized village in Srikalahasti tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 418 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokkasam Palem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokkasam Palem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Srikalahasti
Pincode 517641
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 418
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bokkasam Palem compares

By the 2011 count Bokkasam Palem is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bokkasam Palem

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

How far is Bokkasam Palem from other places

Bokkasam Palem lies about 81 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Rachagunneri, about 3.0 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 Bokkasam Palem
Nearest railway station Rachagunneri 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Srikalahasti 7.9 km
District headquarters Chittoor 81 km

Villages closest to Bokkasam Palem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srikalahasti 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 Bokkasam Palem

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokkasam Palem village had a population of 837. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Bokkasam Palem village has 418 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokkasam Palem has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bokkasam Palem is 517641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokkasam Palem covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bokkasam Palem falls under Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bokkasam Palem is Rachagunneri, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bokkasam Palem.

Bokkasam Palem is about 81 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokkasam Palem is in Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district. Rachagunneri is about 3.0 km away. Srikalahasti is about 7.9 km away. Chittoor is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diguvaveedhi (under 2 km), Eguvaveedhi (under 2 km) and Thondamanadu (under 2 km).

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

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