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About Gadala Village

Gadala is a large village in Korukonda tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,891, made up of 2,494 males and 2,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533289, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadala village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Korukonda
Pincode 533289
Area (hectares) 871 hectares
Population 4,891
Male Population 2,494
Female Population 2,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadala compares

By the 2011 count Gadala is the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,420 residents. Its 871 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gadala

Gadala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadala from other places

Gadala lies about 80 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Tadepalligudem, about 2.8 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 Gadala
Nearest railway station Tadepalligudem 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Korukonda 25 km
District headquarters East Godavari 80 km

Villages closest to Gadala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadala village had a population of 4,891. That makes it the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,420 residents.

Gadala village has 2,494 males and 2,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadala has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gadala is 533289. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadala covers 871 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadala falls under Korukonda tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadala is Tadepalligudem, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gadala.

Gadala is about 80 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadala is in Korukonda tehsil of East Godavari district. Tadepalligudem is about 2.8 km away. Korukonda is about 25 km away. East Godavari is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapavaram (19 km), Korukonda (25 km) and Narasapuram (30 km).

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

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