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About Ganganapalem Village

Ganganapalem is a mid sized village in Vakadu tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 503 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Vakadu
Pincode 524415
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 503
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganganapalem compares

By the 2011 count Ganganapalem is the 12th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Ganganapalem

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

Ganganapalem lies about 64 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Pedapariya, about 24 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 Ganganapalem
Tehsil headquarters Vakadu 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Pedapariya 24 km
Nearest town Vinnamāla 25 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 64 km

Villages closest to Ganganapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganapalem village had a population of 996. That makes it the 12th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Ganganapalem village has 503 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganapalem has about 980 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 1021.

The pincode recorded for Ganganapalem is 524415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganapalem covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganganapalem falls under Vakadu tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganganapalem is Pedapariya, about 24 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 Ganganapalem.

Ganganapalem is about 64 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganapalem is in Vakadu tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Vakadu is about 4.9 km away. Pedapariya is about 24 km away. Vinnamāla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulikorru Balireddipalem (under 2 km), Valamedu (1.6 km) and Kotha Cheruvu Sahebulapalem (1.8 km).

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

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