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About Buragam Village

Buragam is a large village in Kanchili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,481, made up of 1,190 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532284, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buragam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buragam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kanchili
Pincode 532284
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 2,481
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Buragam compares

By the 2011 count Buragam is the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Buragam

The census records public bus service for Buragam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buragam from other places

Buragam lies about 100 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 4.5 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 Buragam
Nearest railway station Baruva 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanchili 4.8 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 23 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 100 km

Villages closest to Buragam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buragam village had a population of 2,481. That makes it the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Buragam village has 1,190 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buragam has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Buragam is 532284. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buragam covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buragam falls under Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buragam is Baruva, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Buragam.

Buragam is about 100 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buragam is in Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 4.5 km away. Kanchili is about 4.8 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalantrakota (2.9 km), Gokarnapuram (3.6 km) and Mandapalle (4.1 km).

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

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