About Gorantla Village

Gorantla is one of the larger villages in Kodumur tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,529, made up of 2,930 males and 2,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518467, 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	Kurnool
Tehsil	Kodumur
Pincode	518467
Area (hectares)	3144 hectares
Population	5,529
Male Population	2,930
Female Population	2,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorantla compares

By the 2011 count Gorantla is the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,459 residents. Its 3144 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gorantla

Gorantla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorantla 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 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 30 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Veldurti, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kodumur	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Veldurti	13 km
Nearest town	Dhone	27 km
District headquarters	Kurnool	30 km

Villages closest to Gorantla

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

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Common questions about Gorantla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorantla village had a population of 5,529. That makes it the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,459 residents.

Gorantla village has 2,930 males and 2,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorantla has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gorantla is 518467. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorantla covers 3144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorantla falls under Kodumur tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorantla is Veldurti, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gorantla.

Gorantla is about 30 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorantla is in Kodumur tehsil of Kurnool district. Kodumur is about 8.8 km away. Veldurti is about 13 km away. Dhone is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.