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- LGD code
- 590453
- Pincode
- 522111
- Post office
- Karlapalem
- Population
- 1,682
- Households
- 484
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 842
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 62 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 273 km
- Nearest railway station
- Appikatla · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sri Venkateswara Nurssing Home · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Buddam compares
By population, Buddam ranks #5 of 5 villages in Karlapalem mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
59.9%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Buddam
- 59.9%
- Karlapalem mandal
- 55.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−18 vs mandal average
- Buddam
- 976
- Karlapalem mandal
- 994
Household size
people per home
3.5
Same as the mandal average
- Buddam
- 3.5
- Karlapalem mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Buddam at a glance
Buddam is a village of 1,682 people in 484 households (Census 2011) in Karlapalem mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 5 villages in Karlapalem mandal. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the mandal average of 55% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Bapatla district centre, 2 km from Karlapalem, the nearest town, 6 km from Appikatla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522111, served by Karlapalem post office; the LGD village code is 590453. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Venkateswara Nurssing Home, 2 km away. The village votes in Bapatla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Varma Raju Vegesana. The population is estimated at 1,832 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Buddam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddam · this village | 1,682 | 60% | — |
| Yazali · Karlapalem | 7,975 | 56% | 1.8 km NW |
| Yazali · Yazali Circle | 1,768 | 77% | 1.8 km NW |
| Karlapalem · Karlapalem | 19,874 | 56% | 2.4 km SW |
| Ganapavaram · Karlapalem | 9,754 | 55% | 4.1 km SE |
| Khajipalem · Pittalavanipalem | 6,440 | 64% | 4.2 km E |
| Gudipudi · Bapatla | 1,698 | 59% | 5.1 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Buddam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- 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
- BAPATLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BUDDAM
- Total area (ha)
- 485
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 407.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Buddam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Buddam
- LGD code
- 590453
- Pincode
- 522111
- Post office
- Karlapalem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,682
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,832
- Households
- 484
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.95610°N, 80.56813°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bapatla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bapatla
- Member of Parliament
- Krishna Prasad Tenneti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Varma Raju Vegesana
- Block / Mandal
- Karlapalem
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (4.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Buddam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati62 kmcapital
- Hyderabad273 km
- Chennai321 km
- Bengaluru461 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAppikatla6 km
- Bus stopKhajipalem Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCSri Venkateswara Nurssing Home2 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM4 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol station5 km
- CollegeDr. D. S. Raju junior college4 km
- Police stationPolice Station12 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Khajipalem Bus Stop4.2 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBI ATM4.2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Buddam
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Buddam
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 522111
Villages near Buddam
Other villages in Karlapalem mandal
View all 4 →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)