# Baligam Village, Mandasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/mandasa/baligam/ Village · Mandasa, Srikakulam # Baligam Baligam is a village in Mandasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532243**. The 2011 Census counted **1,810 people in 435 households**, the 11th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 1,810people (2011) - 435households - 74.3%literacy - 532243PIN code ## Baligam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baligam is 532243.** Baligam falls in Mandasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532243 - Gram panchayatBaligam - Community development blockMandasa - Census village code580345 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baligam from nearby towns? - Mandasa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)100 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)21 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 Baligam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Baligam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haripuram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Haripuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Baligam known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 76% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Baligam Of every 100 households in Baligam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baligam · ■ Mandasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **83% Toilet within the home ****22%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **85% Tap water ****29%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **87% Use banking services ****26%** **53% Television ****58%** **37% Mobile phone ****50%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **36% Own their home ****85%** **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 Baligam? ■ Baligam · ■ Mandasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1055 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **926 Working population ****42.7%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 65.3% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 401 (52%) · **■** Marginal 89 (12%) 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 Mandasa - Gowduguranti2,468 people - Loharibanda2,397 people - Bidimi2,253 people - Bairisarangapuram2,102 people - Mulipadu1,775 people - Suvarnapuram1,747 people - Singupuram1,691 people - Kusumala1,552 people [All 83 villages in Mandasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/mandasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baligam?532243 - How far is Baligam from Srikakulam?100 km by road - What is the population of Baligam?1,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baligam in?Srikakulam district (Mandasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Baligam?74.3% (Census 2011)