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About Ballapurai Village

Ballapurai is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 148 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballapurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballapurai village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 148
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballapurai compares

By the 2011 count Ballapurai is the 37th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1087.

Getting to Ballapurai

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

Ballapurai lies about 98 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 23 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 Ballapurai
Nearest railway station Darliput 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 25 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 60 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 98 km

Villages closest to Ballapurai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu 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 Ballapurai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballapurai village had a population of 294. That makes it the 37th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Ballapurai village has 148 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballapurai has about 986 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 1087.

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

Ballapurai covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ballapurai falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ballapurai is Darliput, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Ballapurai.

Ballapurai is about 98 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballapurai is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Darliput is about 23 km away. Peda Bayalu is about 25 km away. Chodavaram is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lagabusi (under 2 km), Kilumulu (under 2 km) and Chintagaruvu (1.6 km).

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

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