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About Buchavaram Village

Buchavaram is a mid sized village in Jaggayyapeta tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 403 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buchavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buchavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Jaggayyapeta
Pincode 521175
Area (hectares) 762 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 403
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buchavaram compares

By the 2011 count Buchavaram is the 20th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,031 residents. Its 762 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 977.

Getting to Buchavaram

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

How far is Buchavaram from other places

Buchavaram lies about 140 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Jaggayyapeta Town, about 9.2 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 Buchavaram
Nearest railway station Jaggayyapeta Town 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaggayyapeta 9.3 km
District headquarters Krishna 140 km

Villages closest to Buchavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buchavaram village had a population of 836. That makes it the 20th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,031 residents.

Buchavaram village has 403 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buchavaram has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Buchavaram is 521175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buchavaram covers 762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Buchavaram falls under Jaggayyapeta tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buchavaram is Jaggayyapeta Town, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance for Buchavaram.

Buchavaram is about 140 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buchavaram is in Jaggayyapeta tehsil of Krishna district. Jaggayyapeta Town is about 9.2 km away. Jaggayyapeta is about 9.3 km away. Krishna is about 140 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandrai (under 2 km), Malkapuram (4.2 km) and Ramachandrunipeta (4.5 km).

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

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