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About Gamalapadu Village

Gamalapadu is a large village in Dachepalle tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,468, made up of 2,262 males and 2,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Dachepalle
Pincode 522437
Area (hectares) 2135 hectares
Population 4,468
Male Population 2,262
Female Population 2,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gamalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Gamalapadu is the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,269 residents. Its 2135 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gamalapadu

Gamalapadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gamalapadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamalapadu from other places

Gamalapadu lies about 86 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Nadikudi Junction, about 2.6 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 Gamalapadu
Nearest railway station Nadikudi Junction 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dachepalle 3.0 km
Nearest town Pidugurālla 24 km
District headquarters Guntur 86 km

Villages closest to Gamalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamalapadu village had a population of 4,468. That makes it the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,269 residents.

Gamalapadu village has 2,262 males and 2,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamalapadu has about 975 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Gamalapadu is 522437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamalapadu covers 2135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamalapadu falls under Dachepalle tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gamalapadu is Nadikudi Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gamalapadu.

Gamalapadu is about 86 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamalapadu is in Dachepalle tehsil of Guntur district. Nadikudi Junction is about 2.6 km away. Dachepalle is about 3.0 km away. Pidugurālla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadikudi (2.0 km), Dachepalle (3.0 km) and Kesanapalle (4.2 km).

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

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