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About Gotivada Village

Gotivada is a mid sized village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 767 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotivada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotivada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532432
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 1,495
Male Population 767
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotivada compares

By the 2011 count Gotivada is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gotivada

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

How far is Gotivada from other places

Gotivada lies about 24 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 6.4 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 Gotivada
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Urlam 6.4 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 24 km

Villages closest to Gotivada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotivada village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Gotivada village has 767 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotivada has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gotivada is 532432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotivada covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotivada falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gotivada is Urlam, about 6.4 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 village for Gotivada.

Gotivada is about 24 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotivada is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Jalumuru is about 5.5 km away. Urlam is about 6.4 km away. Narasannapeta 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 Ramayyavalasa (under 2 km), Mohiddinpuram (under 2 km) and Alladapeta (under 2 km).

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

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