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- LGD code
- 595063
- Pincode
- 515425
- Post office
- Narapla
- Population
- 3,507
- Households
- 826
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 779 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,965
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 370 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 186 km
- Nearest railway station
- Zangalapalli · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ganesh Clinic · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How B.Pappuru compares
By population, B.Pappuru ranks #6 of 12 villages in Narpala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
+5.9% vs mandal average
- B.Pappuru
- 55.9%
- Narpala mandal
- 50.0%
- Ananthapuramu district
- 56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
779
−183 vs mandal average
- B.Pappuru
- 779
- Narpala mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
- B.Pappuru
- 4.2
- Narpala mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
B.Pappuru at a glance
B.Pappuru is a village of 3,507 people in 826 households (Census 2011) in Narpala mandal, Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 12 villages in Narpala mandal. Literacy is 56%, 6 points above the mandal average of 50% and the sex ratio is 779 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Ananthapuramu district centre, 8 km from Narpala, the nearest town, 17 km from Zangalapalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 515425, served by Narapla post office; the LGD village code is 595063. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ganesh Clinic, 11 km away. The village votes in Singanamala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bandaru Sravani Sree. The population is estimated at 3,819 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: B.Pappuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.Pappuru · this village | 3,507 | 56% | — |
| Bandlapalle · Narpala | 2,560 | 51% | 3 km SW |
| Haveli Sodanapalle · Narpala | 2,208 | 51% | 3.3 km E |
| Siddaracherla · Narpala | 1,609 | 50% | 3.5 km W |
| Bondalawada · Narpala | 2,180 | 50% | 4.2 km N |
| Duggumarri · Narpala | 3,009 | 51% | 4.9 km NE |
| Pinnadari · Tadimarri | 4,655 | 50% | 7.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · B.Pappuru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANANTAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- B.PAPPURU
- Total area (ha)
- 1,632
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 129.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · B.Pappuru
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Key facts — B.Pappuru
- LGD code
- 595063
- Pincode
- 515425
- Post office
- Narapla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,507
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,819
- Households
- 826
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 779
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Coordinates
- 14.63770°N, 77.78940°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Anantapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Singanamala
- Member of Parliament
- G. Lakshminarayana
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bandaru Sravani Sree
- Block / Mandal
- Narpala
Getting there
How to reach B.Pappuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati370 kmcapital
- Bengaluru186 km
- Hyderabad314 km
- Chennai319 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationZangalapalli17 km
- Bus stopNarpala Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCGanesh Clinic11 km
- ATM / bankAPG Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpM.G. Brothers HPC Dealers23 km
- CollegeSri Krishnadevaraya University16 km
- Police stationOne town Police Station20 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 515425
Villages near B.Pappuru
Other villages in Narpala mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)