Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam # Bandalu Bandalu is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531024. The 2011 Census counted 26 people in 5 households, the 194th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%. - 26 people (2011) - 5 households - 16.7% literacy - 531024 PIN code ## Bandalu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bandalu is 531024. Bandalu falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531024 - Gram panchayat Vantlamamidi - Community development block Paderu - Census village code 584786 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bandalu from nearby towns? - Paderu (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 102 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 61 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bandalu? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Bandalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 10+ km · Dabbapadu - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Paderu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Bandalu Of every 100 households in Bandalu in 2011, 60 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. ■ Bandalu · ■ Paderu rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 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 100% 58% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bandalu? ■ Bandalu · ■ Paderu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 16.7% 56.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1364 1081 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 974 - Working population 73.1% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 20.0% for men and 14.3% for women. 82% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (42%) · ■ Marginal 5 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paderu - Tagavulamamidi Garuvu 34 people - Gulimiddhachatru 32 people - Kallalabayalu 31 people - Mulagalapalem 29 people - Gaddibanda 24 people - Hanumanthapuram 21 people - Pothampalem 21 people - Balamalu 20 people All 213 villages in Paderu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bandalu? 531024 - How far is Bandalu from Visakhapatnam? 102 km by road - What is the population of Bandalu? 26 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bandalu in? Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bandalu? 16.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/bandalu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.