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About Balakrishnapuram Village

Balakrishnapuram is a small village in Palasamudram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 191 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balakrishnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakrishnapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Palasamudram
Pincode 517421
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 191
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balakrishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Balakrishnapuram is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Balakrishnapuram

Balakrishnapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balakrishnapuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balakrishnapuram from other places

Balakrishnapuram lies about 38 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Ponpadi, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balakrishnapuram
Tehsil headquarters Palasamudram 5.3 km
Nearest town Podaturpet 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Ponpadi 16 km
District headquarters Chittoor 38 km

Villages closest to Balakrishnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasamudram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balakrishnapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakrishnapuram village had a population of 405. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents.

Balakrishnapuram village has 191 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakrishnapuram has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Balakrishnapuram is 517421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balakrishnapuram covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balakrishnapuram falls under Palasamudram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balakrishnapuram is Ponpadi, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balakrishnapuram.

Balakrishnapuram is about 38 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balakrishnapuram is in Palasamudram tehsil of Chittoor district. Palasamudram is about 5.3 km away. Podaturpet is about 8.6 km away. Ponpadi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddiraju Rangaraju Khandriga (under 2 km), Simharajupuram (3.0 km) and Kaverirajupuram (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balakrishnapuram today is likely to be higher.

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