# Balakrishnapuram Village, Palasamudram – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/palasamudram/balakrishnapuram/ Village · Palasamudram, Chittoor # Balakrishnapuram Balakrishnapuram is a village in Palasamudram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517421**. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 76 households**, the 15th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 405people (2011) - 76households - 70.8%literacy - 517421PIN code ## Balakrishnapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balakrishnapuram is 517421.** Balakrishnapuram falls in Palasamudram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517421 - Gram panchayatBalakrishnapuram - Community development blockPalasamudram - Census village code597107 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balakrishnapuram from nearby towns? - Palasamudram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)28 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)28 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 Balakrishnapuram? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Balakrishnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palasamudram - ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Balakrishnapuram known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and mango**. Products made here include jaggery. About 61% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Balakrishnapuram Of every 100 households in Balakrishnapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Balakrishnapuram · ■ Palasamudram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****0%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **89% Use banking services ****99%** **59% Television ****17%** **52% Mobile phone ****36%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **24% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Balakrishnapuram? ■ Balakrishnapuram · ■ Palasamudram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **944 Working population ****29.9%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 19 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (64%) · **■** Other work 24 (20%) 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 Palasamudram - Simharajupuram982 people - Siddiraju Rangaraju Khandriga821 people - Lakshminarasimha Puram440 people - Amudalaputhur422 people - Matavalam298 people - Kaverirajupuram290 people - Allipoolagunta79 people - Mamidimanumoola32 people [All 19 villages in Palasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/palasamudram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balakrishnapuram?517421 - How far is Balakrishnapuram from Chittoor?28 km by road - What is the population of Balakrishnapuram?405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balakrishnapuram in?Chittoor district (Palasamudram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balakrishnapuram?70.8% (Census 2011)