About Balapam Village

Balapam is a small village in Chintapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 332 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 361 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Chintapalle
Pincode	531111
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	452
Male Population	332
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	361
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapam compares

By the 2011 count Balapam is the 32nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 265 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1088.

Getting to Balapam

Balapam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balapam as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Balapam from other places

Balapam lies about 109 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 52 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 Balapam
Tehsil headquarters	Chintapalle	19 km
Nearest town	Narsīpatnam	50 km
Nearest railway station	Darliput	52 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	109 km

Villages closest to Balapam

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

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Common questions about Balapam

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapam village had a population of 452. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 265 residents.

Balapam village has 332 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapam has about 361 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1088.

The pincode recorded for Balapam is 531111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapam covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balapam falls under Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balapam is Darliput, about 52 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balapam.

Balapam is about 109 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapam is in Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalle is about 19 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 50 km away. Darliput is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.