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About Garigalapalle Village

Garigalapalle is a small village in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 185 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garigalapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garigalapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gangadhara Nellore
Pincode 517421
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 185
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garigalapalle compares

By the 2011 count Garigalapalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Garigalapalle

Garigalapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garigalapalle 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garigalapalle from other places

Garigalapalle lies about 18 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Ramapuram Railway Station, about 10 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 Garigalapalle
Nearest town Rāmāpuram 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Ramapuram Railway Station 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangadhara Nellore 11 km
District headquarters Chittoor 18 km

Villages closest to Garigalapalle

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangadhara Nellore 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 Garigalapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Garigalapalle village had a population of 382. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents.

Garigalapalle village has 185 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garigalapalle has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Garigalapalle is 517421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garigalapalle covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garigalapalle falls under Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garigalapalle is Ramapuram Railway Station, about 10 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 village for Garigalapalle.

Garigalapalle is about 18 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garigalapalle is in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district. Rāmāpuram is about 9.4 km away. Ramapuram Railway Station is about 10 km away. Gangadhara Nellore is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bojjinayanipalle (under 2 km), B C Khandriga (under 2 km) and Kothavenkatapuram (under 2 km).

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

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