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About Gannavaram Village

Gannavaram is one of the larger villages in Gannavaram tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,728, made up of 10,614 males and 10,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gannavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gannavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Gannavaram
Pincode 521101
Area (hectares) 1230 hectares
Population 20,728
Male Population 10,614
Female Population 10,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gannavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gannavaram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,784 residents. Its 1230 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Gannavaram

Gannavaram 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 Gannavaram 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gannavaram from other places

Gannavaram lies about 53 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Gannavaram, about 1.8 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 Gannavaram
Nearest railway station Gannavaram 1.8 km
Nearest town Poranki 12 km
District headquarters Krishna 53 km

Villages closest to Gannavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gannavaram village had a population of 20,728. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,784 residents.

Gannavaram village has 10,614 males and 10,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gannavaram has about 953 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gannavaram is 521101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gannavaram covers 1230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gannavaram falls under Gannavaram tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gannavaram is Gannavaram, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gannavaram is about 53 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gannavaram is in Gannavaram tehsil of Krishna district. Gannavaram is about 1.8 km away. Poranki is about 12 km away. Krishna is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buddavaram (1.7 km), Allapuram (1.8 km) and Ajjampudi (2.0 km).

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

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