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About Bukkuru Village

Bukkuru is a mid sized village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 884 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palakonda
Pincode 532440
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 884
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukkuru compares

By the 2011 count Bukkuru is the 8th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bukkuru

Bukkuru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bukkuru as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukkuru from other places

Bukkuru lies about 38 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 26 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 Bukkuru
Tehsil headquarters Palakonda 5.2 km
Nearest town Pālkonda 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 26 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 38 km

Villages closest to Bukkuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkuru village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 8th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Bukkuru village has 884 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkuru has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bukkuru is 532440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkuru covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukkuru falls under Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bukkuru is Sigadam, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bukkuru.

Bukkuru is about 38 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkuru is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 5.2 km away. Pālkonda is about 5.2 km away. Sigadam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tampatapalle (1.5 km), T D Parapuram (1.7 km) and Nakkapetaparapuram (1.7 km).

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

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