# Ballavaram Village, Veligandla, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Veligandla, Prakasam 

# Ballavaram

Ballavaram is a village in Veligandla sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523223**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 86 households**, the 20th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 354people (2011)
- 86households
- 57.9%literacy
- 523223PIN code

## Ballavaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ballavaram is 523223.** Ballavaram falls in Veligandla sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523223
- Gram panchayatBallavaram
- Community development blockVeligandla
- Census village code591235

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ballavaram from nearby towns?

- Veligandla (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)98 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town)67 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 Ballavaram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ballavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanigiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Machavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanigiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 22 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 Ballavaram known for?

The main crops are **red gram, sun flower and bajra**. About 53% of the 443 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 Ballavaram

Of every 100 households in Ballavaram in 2011, 55 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ballavaram · ■ Veligandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**54%

Television ****7%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ballavaram?

■ Ballavaram · ■ Veligandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**911

Working population ****41.2%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 88 (60%) · **■** Other work 18 (12%) · **■** Marginal 40 (27%)

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 Veligandla

- Ramalinga Puram988 people
- Chodavaram776 people
- Ganesuni Palle771 people
- Jangam Narasaya Palle450 people
- Perugupalle267 people

[All 26 villages in Veligandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/veligandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ballavaram?523223
- How far is Ballavaram from Ongole?98 km by road
- What is the population of Ballavaram?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballavaram in?Prakasam district (Veligandla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ballavaram?57.9% (Census 2011)