Bukkapatnam is a village in Sri Sathya Sai district of the

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. It is the headquarters of Bukkapatnam mandal in Puttaparthi revenue division

Geography

Bukkapatnam is located at . It has an average elevation of 508 metres (1669 ft). Bukkapatnam is located near

Puttaparthi Puttaparthi ( IAST: ''Puṭṭaparthy'') is a municipality and district headquarters of Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Puttaparthi mandal of Puttaparthi revenue division. The original name of P ...

. Bukkapatnam has an area of 351.17 km², and a population of 37,635. The highest mountain of the Mallappakonda district is four miles to north of Bukkapatnam it is tall.

Demographics

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, the village had a population of 12,196. The total population constitutes 6,081 males and 6,115 females —a sex ratio of 1006 females per 1000 males. 1,269 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 655 are boys and 614 are girls —a ratio of 937 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 74.03% with 6,996 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

References

Villages in Sri Sathya Sai district Mandal headquarters in Sri Sathya Sai district {{AndhraPradesh-geo-stub