Village · Merakamudidam, Vizianagaram # Badam Badam is a village in Merakamudidam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535102. The 2011 Census counted 743 people in 193 households, the 28th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 743 people (2011) - 193 households - 62.7% literacy - 535102 PIN code ## Badam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Badam is 535102. Badam falls in Merakamudidam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535102 - Gram panchayat Kondlaveru - Community development block Merakamudidam - Census village code 582631 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badam from nearby towns? - Merakamudidam (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 48 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Badam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Cheepurupalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Cheepurupalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garividi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Badam known for? About 86% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badam Of every 100 households in Badam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Badam · ■ Merakamudidam rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 81% - Toilet within the home 2% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 0% 31% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92% - Use banking services 81% 48% - Television 34% 33% - Mobile phone 31% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 40% 44% - 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 Badam? ■ Badam · ■ Merakamudidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.7% 50.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 965 - Working population 55.7% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 51.2% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 121 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 193 (47%) · ■ Household industry 19 (5%) · ■ Other work 44 (11%) · ■ Marginal 37 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Merakamudidam - Puthikavalasa 891 people - Billalavalasa 872 people - Gottipalle 851 people - Singavaram 845 people - Marrivalasa 727 people - Puligummi 713 people - Chinaravyam 634 people - Kothakarra 552 people All 41 villages in Merakamudidam ## Other places named Badam - Badam · Village, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh · 7,015 people - Badam · Village, Narasannapeta, Srikakulam · 865 people - Badam · Village, Badampahar, Mayurbhanj · 467 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badam? 535102 - How far is Badam from Vizianagaram? 48 km by road - What is the population of Badam? 743 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badam in? Vizianagaram district (Merakamudidam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Badam? 62.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/merakamudidam/badam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.