About Gangavaram Village

Gangavaram is a large village in Gangavaram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 940 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,480 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533284, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavaram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Gangavaram
Pincode	533284
Area (hectares)	1023 hectares
Population	2,331
Male Population	940
Female Population	1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,480
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gangavaram is the 12th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,048 residents. Its 1023 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Gangavaram

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

Gangavaram lies about 39 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 36 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 Gangavaram
Nearest town	Palmaner	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Melattur	36 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	39 km

Villages closest to Gangavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavaram village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 12th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,048 residents.

Gangavaram village has 940 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavaram has about 1480 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Gangavaram is 533284. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavaram covers 1023 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangavaram falls under Gangavaram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangavaram is Melattur, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Gangavaram.

Gangavaram is about 39 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavaram is in Gangavaram tehsil of Chittoor district. Palmaner is about 2.1 km away. Melattur is about 36 km away. Chittoor is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.