# Balasamudram Village, Tanakal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/tanakal/balasamudram/ Village · Tanakal, Anantapur # Balasamudram Balasamudram is a village in Tanakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515571**. The 2011 Census counted **3,479 people in 845 households**, the 4th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 3,479people (2011) - 845households - 64.5%literacy - 515571PIN code ## Balasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balasamudram is 515571.** Balasamudram falls in Tanakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515571 - Gram panchayatBalasamudram - Community development blockTanakal - Census village code595489 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balasamudram from nearby towns? - Tanakal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)122 km by road - Kadiri (nearest town)32 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Balasamudram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tanakal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kadiri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tanakal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balasamudram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 50% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balasamudram Of every 100 households in Balasamudram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balasamudram · ■ Tanakal rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****35%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **88% Tap water ****64%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **92% Use banking services ****53%** **70% Television ****51%** **40% Mobile phone ****64%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **32% Own their home ****80%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Balasamudram? ■ Balasamudram · ■ Tanakal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **1028 Working population ****46.4%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 54.0% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 326 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 755 (47%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 420 (26%) · **■** Marginal 96 (6%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tanakal - Tanakal11,908 people - Tavalam7,058 people - Kokkanti5,531 people - Bonthalapalle3,248 people - T.Sadum2,890 people - Ethodu2,533 people - Cheekatimanipalle2,485 people [All 20 villages in Tanakal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/tanakal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balasamudram?515571 - How far is Balasamudram from Anantapur?122 km by road - What is the population of Balasamudram?3,479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balasamudram in?Anantapur district (Tanakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balasamudram?64.5% (Census 2011)