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About Gollapalem Village

Gollapalem is a mid sized village in Mandasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 318 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gollapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gollapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Mandasa
Pincode 532263
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 318
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gollapalem compares

By the 2011 count Gollapalem is the 42nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Gollapalem

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

Gollapalem lies about 91 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Mandasa Road, about 5.8 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 Gollapalem
Nearest railway station Mandasa Road 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandasa 9.9 km
Nearest town Palāsa 16 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 91 km

Villages closest to Gollapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gollapalem village had a population of 632. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Gollapalem village has 318 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gollapalem has about 987 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 1073.

The pincode recorded for Gollapalem is 532263. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gollapalem covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gollapalem falls under Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gollapalem is Mandasa Road, about 5.8 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 Gollapalem.

Gollapalem is about 91 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gollapalem is in Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Mandasa Road is about 5.8 km away. Mandasa is about 9.9 km away. Palāsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marripadu (under 2 km), Loharibanda (under 2 km) and Pithali (under 2 km).

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

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