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About Badam Village

Badam is a mid sized village in Merakamudidam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 373 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Merakamudidam
Pincode 535102
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 373
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badam compares

By the 2011 count Badam is the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Badam

Badam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Badam from other places

Badam lies about 32 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Chipurupalle, about 12 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 Badam
Tehsil headquarters Merakamudidam 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Chipurupalle 12 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 12 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 32 km

Villages closest to Badam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badam village had a population of 743. That makes it the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Badam village has 373 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badam has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Badam is 535102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badam covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badam falls under Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Badam is Chipurupalle, about 12 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 km distance for Badam.

Badam is about 32 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badam is in Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Merakamudidam is about 4.0 km away. Chipurupalle is about 12 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopannavalasa (1.6 km), Marrivalasa (1.7 km) and Bhagirathipuram Agraharam (1.7 km).

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

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