# Balasamudram Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/balasamudram/ Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri # Balasamudram Balasamudram is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635302**. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 64 households**, the 86th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 238people (2011) - 64households - 83.6%literacy - 635302PIN code ## Balasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balasamudram is 635302.** Balasamudram falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635302 - Gram panchayatGurubarahalli - Community development blockMorappur - Census village code643476 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balasamudram from nearby towns? - Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)31 km by road - Kadathur (nearest town)10 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 Balasamudram? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Balasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gurubarahalli - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rameyanahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Sunkarahalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Balasamudram known for? The main crops are **tapioca, cotton and turmeric**. About 64% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Balasamudram Of every 100 households in Balasamudram in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balasamudram · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **90% Toilet within the home ****6%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **83% Tap water ****10%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **72% Use banking services ****67%** **51% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Balasamudram? ■ Balasamudram · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **943 Working population ****61.3%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 74.8% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 62 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (41%) · **■** Other work 24 (16%) 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 Pappireddipatti - Allalapatty479 people - Andipatty412 people - Gopichettipalayam406 people - Suriyakadi384 people - Mangade232 people - Sikkampatti182 people - Mekalanayakanahalli159 people - Varianur99 people [All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balasamudram?635302 - How far is Balasamudram from Dharmapuri?31 km by road - What is the population of Balasamudram?238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balasamudram in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Balasamudram?83.6% (Census 2011)