Bukkarayasamudram is a village in
Anantapur district
Anantapur district, officially Ananthapuramu district, is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located in Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in South ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It is the mandal headquarters of
Bukkaraya Samudram mandal in
Anantapur revenue division
Anantapuramu revenue division is an administrative division in the Ananthapuram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 12 mandals under its administration. The divisional headqu ...
. It is named after
Bukkaraya I.
Demographics
census
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, the village had a population of 22,000. The total population constitutes 11,034 males and 10,966 females —a sex ratio of 994 females per 1100 males. 2,877 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,487 are boys and 1,390 are girls —a ratio of 935 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 61.83% with 11,824 literates, significantly lower than the state average of 67.41%.
References
Villages in Anantapur district
Mandal headquarters in Anantapur district
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