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About Gorantla Village

Gorantla is a mid sized village in Sattenapalle tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 648 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorantla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorantla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Sattenapalle
Pincode 522403
Area (hectares) 660 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 648
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorantla compares

By the 2011 count Gorantla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,346 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Gorantla

Gorantla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorantla as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gorantla from other places

Gorantla lies about 38 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Gudipudi, about 8.7 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 Gorantla
Nearest railway station Gudipudi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sattenapalle 12 km
District headquarters Guntur 38 km

Villages closest to Gorantla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorantla village had a population of 1,276. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,346 residents.

Gorantla village has 648 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorantla has about 969 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Gorantla is 522403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorantla covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorantla falls under Sattenapalle tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorantla is Gudipudi, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorantla.

Gorantla is about 38 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorantla is in Sattenapalle tehsil of Guntur district. Gudipudi is about 8.7 km away. Sattenapalle is about 12 km away. Guntur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattamuru (2.0 km), Bhatlur (3.8 km) and Rentapalla (5.0 km).

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

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