Village · Palacole, West Godavari # Ballipadu Ballipadu is a village in Palacole sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534245. The 2011 Census counted 1,400 people in 423 households, the 14th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,400 people (2011) - 423 households - 79.2% literacy - 534245 PIN code ## Ballipadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ballipadu is 534245. Ballipadu falls in Palacole sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 534245 - Gram panchayat Ballipadu - Community development block Palacole - Census village code 588779 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ballipadu from nearby towns? - Palacole (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Eluru (district HQ) 80 km by road - Palacole (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ballipadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ballipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · L.Koderu - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Palacole - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · S.Chikkala - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ballipadu known for? The main crops are paddy and fish culture. Products made here include lace knitting. About 62% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ballipadu Of every 100 households in Ballipadu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ballipadu · ■ Palacole rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 95% - Toilet within the home 74% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 28% - Tap water 99% 84% - Drinking water within premises 33% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 63% - Use banking services 55% 44% - Television 58% 55% - Mobile phone 51% 47% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 17% 15% - Own their home 90% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ballipadu? ■ Ballipadu · ■ Palacole rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.2% 78.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1382 946 - Working population 50.0% 50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 54 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 471 (67%) · ■ Other work 78 (11%) · ■ Marginal 97 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palacole - Gorintada 2,449 people - Velivela 2,160 people - Varidhanam 1,645 people - Pedamamidipalle 1,475 people - Palamuru 927 people - Chandaparru 809 people All 16 villages in Palacole ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballipadu? 534245 - How far is Ballipadu from Eluru? 80 km by road - What is the population of Ballipadu? 1,400 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballipadu in? West Godavari district (Palacole sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ballipadu? 79.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/palacole/ballipadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.