# Balamalu Village, Paderu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam 

# Balamalu

Balamalu is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531024**. The 2011 Census counted **20 people in 5 households**, the 198th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 20people (2011)
- 5households
- 30.8%literacy
- 531024PIN code

## Balamalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balamalu is 531024.** Balamalu falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531024
- Gram panchayatAyinada
- Community development blockPaderu
- Census village code584748

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

## How far is Balamalu from nearby towns?

- Paderu (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)71 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)71 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 Balamalu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balamalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ayinada
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chodavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chodavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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.

## Homes and amenities in Balamalu

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

■ Balamalu · ■ Paderu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**66%

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

**8%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****0%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**58%

Own their home ****80%**

**91%

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 Balamalu?

■ Balamalu · ■ Paderu rural average

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

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1081

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**974

Working population ****55.0%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 0.0% for women. 40% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (18%) · **■** Other work 1 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Paderu

- Bandalu26 people
- Gaddibanda24 people
- Hanumanthapuram21 people
- Pothampalem21 people
- Kotha Valasapadu12 people

[All 213 villages in Paderu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balamalu?531024
- How far is Balamalu from Visakhapatnam?71 km by road
- What is the population of Balamalu?20 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balamalu in?Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balamalu?30.8% (Census 2011)