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About Gurrappalem Village

Gurrappalem is a large village in Jaggampeta tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,351, made up of 2,162 males and 2,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurrappalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurrappalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Jaggampeta
Pincode 533435
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 4,351
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 2,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurrappalem compares

By the 2011 count Gurrappalem is the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,192 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gurrappalem

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

Gurrappalem lies about 33 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Gudaparti, about 21 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 Gurrappalem
Tehsil headquarters Jaggampeta 4.2 km
Nearest town Peddāpuram 17 km
Nearest railway station Gudaparti 21 km
District headquarters East Godavari 33 km

Villages closest to Gurrappalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurrappalem village had a population of 4,351. That makes it the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,192 residents.

Gurrappalem village has 2,162 males and 2,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurrappalem has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gurrappalem is 533435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurrappalem covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurrappalem falls under Jaggampeta tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurrappalem is Gudaparti, about 21 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 Gurrappalem.

Gurrappalem is about 33 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurrappalem is in Jaggampeta tehsil of East Godavari district. Jaggampeta is about 4.2 km away. Peddāpuram is about 17 km away. Gudaparti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollalagunta (under 2 km), Marripaka (1.9 km) and Ramavaram (3.0 km).

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

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