# Balada Village, Munchingi Puttu – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam 

# Balada

Balada is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531040**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 78 households**, the 27th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%.

- 310people (2011)
- 78households
- 30.8%literacy
- 531040PIN code

## Balada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balada is 531040.** Balada falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531040
- Gram panchayatJanjula
- Community development blockMunchingi Puttu
- Census village code583393

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

## How far is Balada from nearby towns?

- Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)182 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)185 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 Balada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Munchingi Puttu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balada known for?

About 12% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Balada

Of every 100 households in Balada in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balada · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**75%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balada?

■ Balada · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.8%**

**39.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1467**

**997

Working population ****61.6%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 20.7% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (68%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 18 (9%)

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 Munchingi Puttu

- Kummariputtu320 people
- Kosamputtu311 people
- Kumada311 people
- Pedatamminagula311 people
- Sebuguda307 people
- Bondruguda306 people
- Pittagedda306 people
- Kumbri Pada297 people

[All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balada?531040
- How far is Balada from Visakhapatnam?182 km by road
- What is the population of Balada?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balada in?Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balada?30.8% (Census 2011)