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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 593799
- Pincode
- 518344
- Post office
- Kavuthalam
- Population
- 2,072
- Households
- 393
- Literacy rate
- 43.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1072 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,282
- Distance to district centre
- 55 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 389 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 232 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuppagal · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Saleem Clinic · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bapuram compares
By population, Bapuram ranks #14 of 35 villages in Kowthalam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.9%
+8.3% vs mandal average
- Bapuram
- 43.9%
- Kowthalam mandal
- 35.6%
- Kurnool district
- 52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,072
+42 vs mandal average
- Bapuram
- 1,072
- Kowthalam mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Bapuram
- 5.3
- Kowthalam mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bapuram at a glance
Bapuram is a village of 2,072 people in 393 households (Census 2011) in Kowthalam mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 35 villages in Kowthalam mandal. Literacy is 44%, 8 points above the mandal average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,072 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Kurnool district centre, 6 km from Kowthalam, the nearest town, 16 km from Kuppagal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518344, served by Kavuthalam post office; the LGD village code is 593799. The nearest hospital or health centre is Saleem Clinic, 6 km away. The village votes in Mantralayam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Y. Balanagi Reddy. The population is estimated at 2,443 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bapuram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bapuram · this village | 2,072 | 44% | — |
| Veerladinne · Kowthalam | 519 | 49% | 1.1 km NE |
| Agasaladinne · Kowthalam | 1,397 | 43% | 2.7 km N |
| Dommaladinne · Kowthalam | 694 | 33% | 3.5 km N |
| Rowdur · Kowthalam | 2,407 | 42% | 3.6 km S |
| Lingaladinne · Kowthalam | 987 | 37% | 4 km N |
| Bantakunta · Kowthalam | 1,083 | 28% | 5.1 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bapuram
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ADONI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 140
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAPURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 891
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bapuram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bapuram
- LGD code
- 593799
- Pincode
- 518344
- Post office
- Kavuthalam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,072
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,443
- Households
- 393
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1072
- Literacy rate
- 43.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.78902°N, 77.08435°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kurnool
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mantralayam
- Member of Parliament
- Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Y. Balanagi Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Kowthalam
Getting there
How to reach Bapuram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati389 kmcapital
- Hyderabad232 km
- Bengaluru318 km
- Chennai456 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuppagal16 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Kowthalam6 km
- Hospital / PHCSaleem Clinic6 km
- ATM / bankPragathi Krishna Gramina Bank23 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil33 km
- CollegeGovernment PU College10 km
- Police stationII Town police station28 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518344
Same name, different place
Other villages named Bapuram
Looking for a different Bapuram? 1 other village shares this name across India. All villages named Bapuram →
Villages near Bapuram
Other villages in Kowthalam mandal
View all 34 →- Kowthalam
- Halvi
- Badinehal
- Urukunda
- Yerigiri
- Kamavaram
- Kuntanahal
- Upparahal
- Chudi
- Nadichagi
- Rowdur
- Chirtapalle
- Sulakeri
- Thovi
- Katriki
- Vallur
- Kumbalanur
- Gudikambali
- Gothuladoddi
- Agasaladinne
- Mallanahatti
- Podalakunta
- Marali
- Bantakunta
- Karani
- Lingaladinne
- Thippaladoddi
- Madire
- Dommaladinne
- Myaliganur
- Veerladinne
- Katedoddi
- Echalahal
- Gurraladoddi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)