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About Gandredu Village

Gandredu is a small village in Ponduru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 165 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532484, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandredu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandredu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ponduru
Pincode 532484
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 165
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandredu compares

By the 2011 count Gandredu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gandredu

Gandredu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandredu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandredu from other places

Gandredu lies about 12 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 2.7 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 Gandredu
Nearest railway station Dusi 2.7 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponduru 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 12 km

Villages closest to Gandredu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandredu village had a population of 340. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Gandredu village has 165 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandredu has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gandredu is 532484. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandredu covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandredu falls under Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandredu is Dusi, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandredu.

Gandredu is about 12 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandredu is in Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Dusi is about 2.7 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 6.5 km away. Ponduru 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 Tadivalasa (2.5 km), Boddepalle (3.6 km) and Modallavalasa (3.8 km).

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

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