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- LGD code
- 579736
- Pincode
- 507318
- Post office
- V.V.Palem
- Population
- 4,324
- Households
- 1,221
- Literacy rate
- 52.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,628
Census 2011 · in context
How Bashwapuram compares
By population, Bashwapuram ranks #3 of 16 villages in Chinthakani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.5%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Bashwapuram
- 52.5%
- Chinthakani mandal
- 51.9%
- Khammam district
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
+5 vs mandal average
- Bashwapuram
- 1,028
- Chinthakani mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
3.5
Same as the mandal average
- Bashwapuram
- 3.5
- Chinthakani mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bashwapuram at a glance
Bashwapuram is a village of 4,324 people in 1,221 households (Census 2011) in Chinthakani mandal, Khammam district, Telangana, the 3rd-largest of 16 villages in Chinthakani mandal. Literacy is 53%, about the same as the mandal average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 507318, served by V.V.Palem post office; the LGD village code is 579736. The population is estimated at 5,098 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bashwapuram
- 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)
- 17
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHAMMAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 9
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BASVAPURAM, RAMAKRISHNAPURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 958
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 318
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bashwapuram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bashwapuram
- LGD code
- 579736
- Pincode
- 507318
- Post office
- V.V.Palem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,324
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,098
- Households
- 1,221
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 52.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khammam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhira
- Member of Parliament
- Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Chinthakani
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 507318
Other villages in Chinthakani mandal
View all 15 →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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)