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About Garudakhandi Village

Garudakhandi is a small village in Palasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 234 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garudakhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garudakhandi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palasa
Pincode 532222
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 234
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garudakhandi compares

By the 2011 count Garudakhandi is the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 785 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Garudakhandi

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

Garudakhandi lies about 72 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Palasa, about 3.5 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 Garudakhandi
Nearest town Kāsībugga 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Palasa 3.5 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 72 km

Villages closest to Garudakhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garudakhandi village had a population of 496. That makes it the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 785 residents.

Garudakhandi village has 234 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garudakhandi has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Garudakhandi is 532222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garudakhandi covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garudakhandi falls under Palasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garudakhandi is Palasa, about 3.5 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 Garudakhandi.

Garudakhandi is about 72 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garudakhandi is in Palasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Kāsībugga is about 3.3 km away. Palasa is about 3.5 km away. Srikakulam is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathajagadevapuram (under 2 km), Gopalapuram (under 2 km) and Sariyapalle (under 2 km).

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

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