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About Gangivalasa Village

Gangivalasa is a mid sized village in Polaki tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 617 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangivalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangivalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Polaki
Pincode 532429
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 617
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangivalasa compares

By the 2011 count Gangivalasa is the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Gangivalasa

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

Gangivalasa lies about 24 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 9.5 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 Gangivalasa
Tehsil headquarters Polaki 2.1 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Tilaru 9.5 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 24 km

Villages closest to Gangivalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangivalasa village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Gangivalasa village has 617 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangivalasa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Gangivalasa is 532429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangivalasa covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangivalasa falls under Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangivalasa is Tilaru, about 9.5 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 Gangivalasa.

Gangivalasa 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.

Gangivalasa is in Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district. Polaki is about 2.1 km away. Narasannapeta is about 6.8 km away. Tilaru is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Challayyavalasa (under 2 km), Ambeerupeta (under 2 km) and Kondalakkivalasa (under 2 km).

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

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