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About Balivada Village

Balivada is a mid sized village in Srikakulam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 388 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balivada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balivada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Srikakulam
Pincode 532401
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 388
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balivada compares

By the 2011 count Balivada is the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,010 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Balivada

Balivada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balivada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balivada from other places

Balivada lies about 7.6 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 16 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 Balivada
Tehsil headquarters Srikakulam 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Dusi 16 km

Villages closest to Balivada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balivada village had a population of 778. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,010 residents.

Balivada village has 388 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balivada has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Balivada is 532401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balivada covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balivada falls under Srikakulam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balivada is Dusi, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balivada.

Balivada is about 7.6 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balivada is in Srikakulam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Srikakulam is about 7.6 km away. Dusi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ippili (under 2 km), Kallepalle (3.4 km) and Voppangi (3.9 km).

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

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