Village · Gummalakshmipuram, Vizianagaram # Balesu Balesu is a village in Gummalakshmipuram sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535523. The 2011 Census counted 583 people in 123 households, the 22nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 583 people (2011) - 123 households - 15.7% literacy - 535523 PIN code ## Balesu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balesu is 535523. Balesu falls in Gummalakshmipuram sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535523 - Gram panchayat Balesu - Community development block Gummalakshmipuram - Census village code 581924 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balesu from nearby towns? - Gummalakshmipuram (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 115 km by road - Parvathipuram (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balesu? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Balesu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gummalakshmipuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Elwinpeta - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gummalakshmipuram - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balesu known for? About 28% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balesu Of every 100 households in Balesu in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balesu · ■ Gummalakshmipuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 16% 55% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 15% 59% - Television 2% 17% - Mobile phone 1% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 88% 65% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balesu? ■ Balesu · ■ Gummalakshmipuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 15.7% 52.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1234 1118 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 1000 - Working population 66.7% 54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 28.7% for men and 5.7% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 37 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 129 (33%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 222 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gummalakshmipuram - Kukkidi 697 people - Tikkabai 609 people - Puttajammu 607 people - Vadaputti 588 people - Keesari 573 people - Vathada 545 people - Gorada 517 people - Jarna 499 people All 124 villages in Gummalakshmipuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balesu? 535523 - How far is Balesu from Vizianagaram? 115 km by road - What is the population of Balesu? 583 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balesu in? Vizianagaram district (Gummalakshmipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balesu? 15.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gummalakshmipuram/balesu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.