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About Gangamamba Puram Village

Gangamamba Puram is a mid sized village in Vijayapuram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 498 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517586, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangamamba Puram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangamamba Puram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Vijayapuram
Pincode 517586
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 498
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Gangamamba Puram compares

By the 2011 count Gangamamba Puram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Gangamamba Puram

Gangamamba Puram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangamamba Puram 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 Gangamamba Puram from other places

Gangamamba Puram lies about 30 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Marudalam, about 16 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 Gangamamba Puram
Nearest town Sholinghur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Marudalam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayapuram 30 km
District headquarters Chittoor 30 km

Villages closest to Gangamamba Puram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangamamba Puram village had a population of 1,017. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Gangamamba Puram village has 498 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangamamba Puram has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gangamamba Puram is 517586. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangamamba Puram covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangamamba Puram falls under Vijayapuram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangamamba Puram is Marudalam, about 16 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 Gangamamba Puram.

Gangamamba Puram is about 30 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangamamba Puram is in Vijayapuram tehsil of Chittoor district. Sholinghur is about 7.1 km away. Marudalam is about 16 km away. Vijayapuram is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapuram (11 km), Mangalam (14 km) and Sami Reddi Khandriga (15 km).

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

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