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About Balive Village

Balive is a mid sized village in Musunuru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 917 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balive Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balive village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Musunuru
Pincode 521207
Area (hectares) 785 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 917
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balive compares

By the 2011 count Balive is the 13th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,575 residents. Its 785 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 969.

Getting to Balive

Balive is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balive 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 Balive from other places

Balive lies about 71 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Vatlur, about 14 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 Balive
Tehsil headquarters Musunuru 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Vatlur 14 km
Nearest town Eluru 15 km
District headquarters Krishna 71 km

Villages closest to Balive

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balive village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 13th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,575 residents.

Balive village has 917 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balive has about 961 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Balive is 521207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balive covers 785 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balive falls under Musunuru tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balive is Vatlur, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balive.

Balive is about 71 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balive is in Musunuru tehsil of Krishna district. Musunuru is about 8.7 km away. Vatlur is about 14 km away. Eluru is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ellapuram (3.5 km), Velpucherla (4.0 km) and Gopavaram (4.9 km).

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

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