Village · Koyyuru, Visakhapatnam # Balaram Balaram is a village in Koyyuru sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531087. The 2011 Census counted 1,228 people in 379 households, the 9th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 1,228 people (2011) - 379 households - 49.8% literacy - 531087 PIN code ## Balaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balaram is 531087. Balaram falls in Koyyuru sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531087 - Gram panchayat Balaram. - Community development block Koyyuru - Census village code 585690 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balaram from nearby towns? - Koyyuru (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 95 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balaram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Koyyuru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Narsipatnam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Narsipatnam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balaram known for? The main crops are cashew nut, mango and paddy. About 23% of the 1,931 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balaram Of every 100 households in Balaram in 2011, 81 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balaram · ■ Koyyuru rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 65% - Toilet within the home 15% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 90% - Tap water 4% 7% - Drinking water within premises 15% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 97% - Use banking services 45% 25% - Television 30% 18% - Mobile phone 20% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 38% 57% - Own their home 89% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balaram? ■ Balaram · ■ Koyyuru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.8% 48.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 1022 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 966 - Working population 67.3% 58.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.9% for men and 44.7% for women. 68% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 736 (89%) · ■ Other work 25 (3%) · ■ Marginal 49 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Koyyuru - Mampa 1,437 people - Revallu 1,393 people - Ravanapalle 1,351 people - Sarabhanna Palem 1,230 people - Nadimpalem 1,221 people - Kantharam 1,136 people - Pakalajeedi 868 people - Pedamakavaram 850 people All 162 villages in Koyyuru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balaram? 531087 - How far is Balaram from Visakhapatnam? 95 km by road - What is the population of Balaram? 1,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balaram in? Visakhapatnam district (Koyyuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balaram? 49.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/koyyuru/balaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.