About Balighattam Village

Balighattam is one of the larger villages in Narsipatnam tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,002, made up of 7,384 males and 7,618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balighattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balighattam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Narsipatnam
Pincode	531116
Area (hectares)	2547 hectares
Population	15,002
Male Population	7,384
Female Population	7,618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balighattam compares

By the 2011 count Balighattam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,098 residents. Its 2547 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 1046.

Getting to Balighattam

Balighattam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balighattam 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 Balighattam from other places

Balighattam lies about 76 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Regupalem, about 25 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 Balighattam
Tehsil headquarters	Narsipatnam	1.9 km
Nearest town	Narsīpatnam	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Regupalem	25 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	76 km

Villages closest to Balighattam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balighattam village had a population of 15,002. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,098 residents.

Balighattam village has 7,384 males and 7,618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balighattam has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Balighattam is 531116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balighattam covers 2547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balighattam falls under Narsipatnam tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balighattam is Regupalem, about 25 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 Balighattam.

Balighattam is about 76 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balighattam is in Narsipatnam tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Narsipatnam is about 1.9 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 1.9 km away. Regupalem is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.