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About Gontuvanipalem Village

Gontuvanipalem is a large village in Addateegala tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,263 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gontuvanipalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gontuvanipalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Addateegala
Pincode 533429
Area (hectares) 1021 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gontuvanipalem compares

By the 2011 count Gontuvanipalem is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 418 residents. Its 1021 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Gontuvanipalem

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

Gontuvanipalem lies about 27 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chandrampalem, about 15 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 Gontuvanipalem
Nearest town Peddāpuram 11 km
Nearest railway station Chandrampalem 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Addateegala 27 km
District headquarters East Godavari 27 km

Villages closest to Gontuvanipalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gontuvanipalem village had a population of 2,541. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 418 residents.

Gontuvanipalem village has 1,263 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gontuvanipalem has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Gontuvanipalem is 533429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gontuvanipalem covers 1021 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gontuvanipalem falls under Addateegala tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gontuvanipalem is Chandrampalem, about 15 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 Gontuvanipalem.

Gontuvanipalem is about 27 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gontuvanipalem is in Addateegala tehsil of East Godavari district. Peddāpuram is about 11 km away. Chandrampalem is about 15 km away. Addateegala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Annampalem (under 2 km), Anukulapalem (under 2 km) and Chaparatipalem (under 2 km).

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

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