About Balada Village

Balada is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 148 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balada village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Munchingi Puttu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	310
Male Population	148
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balada compares

By the 2011 count Balada is the 27th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Balada

Balada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balada from other places

Balada lies about 14 km from Munchingi Puttu, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Balada
Nearest town	Visakhapatnam	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Duvvada	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Munchingi Puttu	14 km

Villages closest to Balada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munchingi Puttu 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 Balada

As per the Census of India 2011, Balada village had a population of 310. That makes it the 27th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Balada village has 148 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balada has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Balada is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balada covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balada falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balada is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balada.

Balada is about 14 km from Munchingi Puttu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balada is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Munchingi Puttu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.