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About Gangavaram Village

Gangavaram is a mid sized village in Nandavaram tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 459 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Nandavaram
Pincode 518345
Area (hectares) 1015 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 459
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gangavaram is the 16th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,222 residents. Its 1015 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gangavaram

Gangavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangavaram as Available within village. 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 Gangavaram from other places

Gangavaram lies about 72 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Gazulapalle, about 3.8 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 Gangavaram
Nearest railway station Gazulapalle 3.8 km
Nearest town Nandyāl 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandavaram 26 km
District headquarters Kurnool 72 km

Villages closest to Gangavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavaram village had a population of 919. That makes it the 16th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,222 residents.

Gangavaram village has 459 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavaram has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Gangavaram is 518345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavaram covers 1015 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangavaram falls under Nandavaram tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangavaram is Gazulapalle, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance for Gangavaram.

Gangavaram is about 72 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavaram is in Nandavaram tehsil of Kurnool district. Gazulapalle is about 3.8 km away. Nandyāl is about 11 km away. Nandavaram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaladinne (24 km), Ponakaladinne (24 km) and Nandavaram (26 km).

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

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