About Gattu Village

Gattu is one of the larger villages in B Kothakota tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,237, made up of 4,158 males and 4,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7606 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gattu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	B Kothakota
Pincode	517370
Area (hectares)	7606 hectares
Population	8,237
Male Population	4,158
Female Population	4,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gattu compares

By the 2011 count Gattu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,607 residents. Its 7606 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gattu

Gattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gattu from other places

Gattu lies about 33 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vallivedu, about 2.7 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 Gattu
Nearest railway station	Vallivedu	2.7 km
Nearest town	Pākāla	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	B Kothakota	33 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	33 km

Villages closest to Gattu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in B Kothakota 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.

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Common questions about Gattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gattu village had a population of 8,237. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,607 residents.

Gattu village has 4,158 males and 4,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gattu has about 981 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Gattu is 517370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gattu covers 7606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gattu falls under B Kothakota tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gattu is Vallivedu, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gattu.

Gattu is about 33 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gattu is in B Kothakota tehsil of Chittoor district. Vallivedu is about 2.7 km away. Pākāla is about 8.0 km away. B Kothakota is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.