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About Ballavolu Village

Ballavolu is a mid sized village in Chillakur tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,830, made up of 892 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballavolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballavolu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Chillakur
Pincode 524412
Area (hectares) 1182 hectares
Population 1,830
Male Population 892
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballavolu compares

By the 2011 count Ballavolu is the 13th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents. Its 1182 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 955.

Getting to Ballavolu

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

Ballavolu lies about 53 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnapatnam, about 15 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 Ballavolu
Nearest railway station Krishnapatnam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chillakur 20 km
Nearest town Gūdūr 22 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 53 km

Villages closest to Ballavolu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballavolu village had a population of 1,830. That makes it the 13th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents.

Ballavolu village has 892 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballavolu has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ballavolu is 524412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballavolu covers 1182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballavolu falls under Chillakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ballavolu is Krishnapatnam, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Ballavolu.

Ballavolu is about 53 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballavolu is in Chillakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Krishnapatnam is about 15 km away. Chillakur is about 20 km away. Gūdūr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Addepalle (2.4 km), Chinthavaram (3.5 km) and Ippapudi (4.1 km).

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

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