# Bellam Village, Denkada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Denkada, Vizianagaram 

# Bellam

Bellam is a village in Denkada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535216**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 170 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 535people (2011)
- 170households
- 49.3%literacy
- 535216PIN code

## Bellam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bellam is 535216.** Bellam falls in Denkada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535216
- Gram panchayatAmakam
- Community development blockDenkada
- Census village code583224

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

## How far is Bellam from nearby towns?

- Denkada (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)20 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 Bellam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bellam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chintalavalasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Bellam known for?

Products made here include hand fans. About 21% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Bellam

Of every 100 households in Bellam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bellam · ■ Denkada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****18%**

**41%

Television ****36%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Bellam?

■ Bellam · ■ Denkada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1435**

**965

Working population ****51.6%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 37.1% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (18%) · **■** Marginal 46 (17%)

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 Denkada

- Chittigunkalam791 people
- Golagam774 people
- Dwarapureddi Palem750 people
- Bangarrajupeta744 people
- Rajula Tammapuram499 people
- Munginapalle439 people
- Pedada305 people

[All 27 villages in Denkada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/denkada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bellam?535216
- How far is Bellam from Vizianagaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bellam?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bellam in?Vizianagaram district (Denkada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bellam?49.3% (Census 2011)