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About Badevalasa Village

Badevalasa is a mid sized village in Mentada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 682 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535581, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badevalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badevalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Mentada
Pincode 535581
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 682
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badevalasa compares

By the 2011 count Badevalasa is the 13th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,266 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1027.

Getting to Badevalasa

Badevalasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badevalasa as Available within <5 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 Badevalasa from other places

Badevalasa lies about 30 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Maradam Halt, about 4.9 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 Badevalasa
Nearest railway station Maradam Halt 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mentada 6.3 km
Nearest town Sālūr 20 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 30 km

Villages closest to Badevalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badevalasa village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 13th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,266 residents.

Badevalasa village has 682 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badevalasa has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Badevalasa is 535581. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badevalasa covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badevalasa falls under Mentada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badevalasa is Maradam Halt, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Badevalasa.

Badevalasa is about 30 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badevalasa is in Mentada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Maradam Halt is about 4.9 km away. Mentada is about 6.3 km away. Sālūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Challapeta (1.8 km), Jakkuva (1.9 km) and Kompangi (2.2 km).

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

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