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About Gangampalle Village

Gangampalle is a large village in Gorantla tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,579 males and 1,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1811 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangampalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangampalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Gorantla
Pincode 515231
Area (hectares) 1811 hectares
Population 3,207
Male Population 1,579
Female Population 1,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangampalle compares

By the 2011 count Gangampalle is the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 1811 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gangampalle

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

Gangampalle lies about 73 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station, about 13 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 Gangampalle
Tehsil headquarters Gorantla 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station 13 km
District headquarters Anantapur 73 km

Villages closest to Gangampalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangampalle village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Gangampalle village has 1,579 males and 1,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangampalle has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gangampalle is 515231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangampalle covers 1811 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangampalle falls under Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangampalle is Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station, about 13 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 Gangampalle.

Gangampalle is about 73 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangampalle is in Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district. Gorantla is about 8.8 km away. Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station is about 13 km away. Anantapur is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanavolu (5.5 km), Kammavaripalle (5.6 km) and Mandalapalle (7.4 km).

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

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