About Geddakancharam Village

Geddakancharam is a large village in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,578 males and 1,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geddakancharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geddakancharam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Ganguvarisigadam
Pincode	532148
Area (hectares)	695 hectares
Population	3,161
Male Population	1,578
Female Population	1,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Geddakancharam compares

By the 2011 count Geddakancharam is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 695 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Geddakancharam

Geddakancharam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geddakancharam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Geddakancharam from other places

Geddakancharam lies about 26 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Batuva, about 3.0 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 Geddakancharam
Nearest railway station	Batuva	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ganguvarisigadam	6.2 km
Nearest town	Chīpurupalle	9.2 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	26 km

Villages closest to Geddakancharam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geddakancharam village had a population of 3,161. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Geddakancharam village has 1,578 males and 1,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geddakancharam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Geddakancharam is 532148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geddakancharam covers 695 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geddakancharam falls under Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Geddakancharam is Batuva, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Geddakancharam is about 26 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geddakancharam is in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Batuva is about 3.0 km away. Ganguvarisigadam is about 6.2 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.