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About Niddam Village

Niddam is a large village in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,982, made up of 1,498 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niddam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niddam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ganguvarisigadam
Pincode 532148
Area (hectares) 739 hectares
Population 2,982
Male Population 1,498
Female Population 1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Niddam compares

By the 2011 count Niddam is the 5th 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 739 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Niddam

The census records public bus service for Niddam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Niddam from other places

Niddam lies about 21 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 3.4 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 Niddam
Tehsil headquarters Ganguvarisigadam 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 3.4 km
Nearest town Rāzām 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 21 km

Villages closest to Niddam

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.

Common questions about Niddam

As per the Census of India 2011, Niddam village had a population of 2,982. That makes it the 5th 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.

Niddam village has 1,498 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niddam has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

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

Niddam covers 739 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Niddam is Sigadam, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Niddam.

Niddam is about 21 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niddam is in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Ganguvarisigadam is about 2.7 km away. Sigadam is about 3.4 km away. Rāzām is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobburu (2.1 km), Madhupam (2.2 km) and Mettavalasa (2.3 km).

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

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