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About Balla Village

Balla is a large village in Ramakuppam tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,608, made up of 1,319 males and 1,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Ramakuppam
Pincode 517425
Area (hectares) 1212 hectares
Population 2,608
Male Population 1,319
Female Population 1,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 7th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents. Its 1212 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balla

Balla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Balla from other places

Balla lies about 81 km from Chittoor. 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 Balla
Tehsil headquarters Ramakuppam 9.7 km
Nearest town Kuppam 16 km
District headquarters Chittoor 81 km

Villages closest to Balla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramakuppam 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 Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 2,608. That makes it the 7th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents.

Balla village has 1,319 males and 1,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Balla is 517425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balla covers 1212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balla falls under Ramakuppam tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Balla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balla.

Balla is about 81 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balla is in Ramakuppam tehsil of Chittoor district. Ramakuppam is about 9.7 km away. Kuppam is about 16 km away. Chittoor is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reddivanipodu (under 2 km), Unisigani Palle (1.6 km) and Govindapalle (1.8 km).

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

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