Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam # Basula Basula is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 104 people in 28 households, the 169th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 4.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%. - 104 people (2011) - 28 households - 4.8% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Basula PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Basula is 531040. Basula falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Ginnelakota - Community development block Peda Bayalu - Census village code 583721 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Basula from nearby towns? - Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 250 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 140 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Basula? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Basula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Inupatigalu - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○ 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 - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basula known for? About 12% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Basula Of every 100 households in Basula 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. ■ Basula · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 68% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 1% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 35% 18% - Television 17% 12% - Mobile phone 0% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 78% 72% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Basula? ■ Basula · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 4.8% 39.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1600 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 1022 - Working population 67.3% 60.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 6.5% for men and 3.8% for women. 72% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (76%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 15 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu - Pulusumamidi 108 people - Lichabu 107 people - Bongadari 106 people - Pedagondi 106 people - Marridatu 104 people - Sadaru Mamidi 104 people - Sariyapalle 104 people - Borlada @ Badama 103 people All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu ## Other places named Basula - Basula · Village, Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon · 1,186 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basula? 531040 - How far is Basula from Visakhapatnam? 250 km by road - What is the population of Basula? 104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basula in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Basula? 4.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/basula/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.