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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 580093
- Pincode
- 532457
- Post office
- Nivagam
- Population
- 2,286
- Households
- 553
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,119
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 415 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 584 km
- Nearest railway station
- Haddubhangi · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Seethampeta · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Balada compares
By population, Balada ranks #11 of 36 villages in Kothuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.2%
−1.9% vs mandal average
- Balada
- 49.2%
- Kothuru mandal
- 51.1%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
+27 vs mandal average
- Balada
- 1,028
- Kothuru mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Balada
- 4.1
- Kothuru mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balada at a glance
Balada is a village of 2,286 people in 553 households (Census 2011) in Kothuru mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 11th-largest of 36 villages in Kothuru mandal. Literacy is 49%, 2 points below the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 25 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 21 km from Haddubhangi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532457, served by Nivagam post office; the LGD village code is 580093. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Seethampeta, 5 km away. The village votes in Palakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayakrishna Nimmaka. The population is estimated at 2,695 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PARLAKIMIDI (ORISSA)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALADA
- Total area (ha)
- 243
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 121.89
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balada
- LGD code
- 580093
- Pincode
- 532457
- Post office
- Nivagam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,286
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,695
- Households
- 553
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Coordinates
- 18.65576°N, 83.84765°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Araku
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palakonda
- Member of Parliament
- Gumma Thanuja Rani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayakrishna Nimmaka
- Block / Mandal
- Kothuru
Getting there
How to reach Balada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati415 kmcapital
- Hyderabad584 km
- Kolkata641 km
- Chennai728 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHaddubhangi21 km
- Bus stopGoyidi Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Seethampeta5 km
- ATM / bankVIsakha Grameena Vikas Bank11 km
- Petrol pumpHP6 km
- CollegeKasturiba Gandhi Balika Vidyalam ( KGBV ) , Seethampeta5 km
- Police stationHiramandalam Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Balada
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sri Venkasteswara Temple, SeethampetaTemple4.5 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Balada
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Kasturiba Gandhi Balika Vidyalam ( KGBV ) , SeethampetaCollege4.6 km ↗
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View all 35 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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