About Gangapuram Village

Gangapuram is a mid sized village in Kalakada tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 723 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapuram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Kalakada
Pincode	517236
Area (hectares)	1304 hectares
Population	1,416
Male Population	723
Female Population	693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gangapuram is the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,145 residents. Its 1304 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gangapuram

Gangapuram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangapuram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gangapuram from other places

Gangapuram lies about 75 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Kalikiri, about 18 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 Gangapuram
Tehsil headquarters	Kalakada	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kalikiri	18 km
Nearest town	Pīleru	25 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	75 km

Villages closest to Gangapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapuram village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,145 residents.

Gangapuram village has 723 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapuram has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gangapuram is 517236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapuram covers 1304 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.

Gangapuram falls under Kalakada tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapuram is Kalikiri, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapuram.

Gangapuram is about 75 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapuram is in Kalakada tehsil of Chittoor district. Kalakada is about 4.2 km away. Kalikiri is about 18 km away. Pīleru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.