Village · Chillakur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Ballavolu

Ballavolu is a village in Chillakur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524412. The 2011 Census counted 1,830 people in 555 households, the 12th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.
- 1,830 people (2011)
- 555 households
- 63.7% literacy
- 524412 PIN code

## Ballavolu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ballavolu is 524412. Ballavolu falls in Chillakur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524412
- Gram panchayat Ballavolu
- Community development block Chillakur
- Census village code 592509

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ballavolu from nearby towns?
- Chillakur (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Gudur (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ballavolu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ballavolu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chillakur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gudur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gudur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ballavolu known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 36% of the 1,182 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ballavolu

Of every 100 households in Ballavolu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ballavolu · ■ Chillakur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 84%
- Toilet within the home 13% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 84%
- Tap water 26% 54%
- Drinking water within premises 75% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 89%
- Use banking services 59% 49%
- Television 73% 58%
- Mobile phone 38% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 28%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ballavolu?

■ Ballavolu · ■ Chillakur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.7% 59.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1052 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 976
- Working population 52.1% 51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 37 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 807 (85%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 87 (9%) · ■ Marginal 19 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chillakur
- Chinthavaram 2,408 people
- Udathavaripalem 2,279 people
- Oduru 2,277 people
- Nelaballi 2,192 people
- Vallipadu 1,698 people
- Budanam 1,605 people
- Turpu Kanupur 1,359 people
- Vellapalem 1,241 people

All 30 villages in Chillakur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ballavolu? 524412
- How far is Ballavolu from Nellore? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Ballavolu? 1,830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballavolu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Chillakur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ballavolu? 63.7% (Census 2011)

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