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About Balaram Village

Balaram is a mid sized village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 616 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1931 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531087
Area (hectares) 1931 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 616
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaram compares

By the 2011 count Balaram is the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 1931 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Balaram

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

How far is Balaram from other places

Balaram lies about 106 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Timmapuram, about 14 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 Balaram
Nearest railway station Timmapuram 14 km
Nearest town Tuni 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 35 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 106 km

Villages closest to Balaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaram village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Balaram village has 616 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaram has about 994 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 1102.

The pincode recorded for Balaram is 531087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaram covers 1931 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balaram falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balaram is Timmapuram, about 14 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 village for Balaram.

Balaram is about 106 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaram is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Timmapuram is about 14 km away. Tuni is about 18 km away. Koyyuru is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothuru (10 km), Dharmavaram (10 km) and Ramannapalem (15 km).

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

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