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About Banadi Village

Banadi is a large village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,259, made up of 1,132 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banadi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Vepada
Pincode 535281
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 2,259
Male Population 1,132
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banadi compares

By the 2011 count Banadi is the 7th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Banadi

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

Banadi lies about 38 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 8.3 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 Banadi
Tehsil headquarters Vepada 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Lakkavarapukota 8.3 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 23 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 38 km

Villages closest to Banadi

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 Banadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banadi village had a population of 2,259. That makes it the 7th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Banadi village has 1,132 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banadi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Banadi covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Banadi is Lakkavarapukota, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance for Banadi.

Banadi is about 38 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banadi is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Vepada is about 2.7 km away. Lakkavarapukota is about 8.3 km away. Chodavaram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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