Village · Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam # Balapam Balapam is a village in Chintapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531111. The 2011 Census counted 452 people in 69 households, the 32nd largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.7%. - 452 people (2011) - 69 households - 53.4% literacy - 531111 PIN code ## Balapam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balapam is 531111. Balapam falls in Chintapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531111 - Gram panchayat Balapam - Community development block Chintapalle - Census village code 585152 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balapam from nearby towns? - Chintapalle (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 150 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 110 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balapam? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Balapam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balapam known for? The main crops are paddy and chodi. About 65% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balapam Of every 100 households in Balapam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balapam · ■ Chintapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 56% - Toilet within the home 0% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 2% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 14% 11% - Television 33% 15% - Mobile phone 5% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 57% 68% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balapam? ■ Balapam · ■ Chintapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.4% 37.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 361 1055 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1190 1017 - Working population 42.9% 63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 4.2% for women. 30% of men and 78% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 139 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 45 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chintapalle - Varathanapalle 516 people - Pakabu 515 people - Cherapalle 511 people - Kandulagodi 507 people - Pothurajugummalu 448 people - Gadapari 447 people - Baddimetta 443 people - Vurisingi 431 people All 248 villages in Chintapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balapam? 531111 - How far is Balapam from Visakhapatnam? 150 km by road - What is the population of Balapam? 452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balapam in? Visakhapatnam district (Chintapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balapam? 53.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chintapalle/balapam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.