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About Badam Village

Badam is a mid sized village in Narasannapeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 440 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Narasannapeta
Pincode 532425
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 440
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Badam compares

By the 2011 count Badam is the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Badam

Badam 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 Badam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Badam from other places

Badam lies about 19 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, 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 Badam
Nearest railway station Urlam under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narasannapeta 6.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 19 km

Villages closest to Badam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badam village had a population of 865. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Badam village has 440 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badam has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

The pincode recorded for Badam is 532425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badam covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badam falls under Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badam is Urlam, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Badam.

Badam is about 19 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badam is in Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about under 2 km away. Narasannapeta is about 6.3 km away. Srikakulam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkalavalasa (under 2 km), Kuddam (under 2 km) and Nadagam (1.5 km).

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

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