 It is named after Bukkaraya I.

 census, the village had a population of 22,000.The total population constitutes 11,034 males and 10,966 females —a sex ratio of 994 females per 1100 males.2,877 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,487 are boys and 1,390 are girls —a ratio of 935 per 1000.