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About Baligam Village

Baligam is a mid sized village in Mandasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 901 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baligam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Mandasa
Pincode 532243
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 901
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baligam compares

By the 2011 count Baligam is the 11th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Baligam

Baligam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baligam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baligam from other places

Baligam lies about 88 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Mandasa Road, about under 2 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 Baligam
Nearest railway station Mandasa Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandasa 4.3 km
Nearest town Palāsa 12 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 88 km

Villages closest to Baligam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligam village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 11th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Baligam village has 901 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligam has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Baligam is 532243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baligam covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligam falls under Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baligam is Mandasa Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baligam.

Baligam is about 88 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligam is in Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Mandasa Road is about under 2 km away. Mandasa is about 4.3 km away. Palāsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripuram (under 2 km), Kothakamalapuram (under 2 km) and Pathakamala Puram (under 2 km).

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

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