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About Ballanki Village

Ballanki is a mid sized village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 956 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballanki village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Vepada
Pincode 535281
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 956
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballanki compares

By the 2011 count Ballanki is the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ballanki

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

Ballanki lies about 39 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 9.7 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 Ballanki
Tehsil headquarters Vepada 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Lakkavarapukota 9.7 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 22 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 39 km

Villages closest to Ballanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballanki village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Ballanki village has 956 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballanki has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Ballanki is 535281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballanki covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballanki falls under Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ballanki is Lakkavarapukota, about 9.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ballanki.

Ballanki is about 39 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballanki is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Vepada is about 3.7 km away. Lakkavarapukota is about 9.7 km away. Chodavaram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballanki Tuni K P Rajapuram (under 2 km), Banadi (under 2 km) and Pedagudipala (1.5 km).

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

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