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About Guravam Village

Guravam is a large village in Rajam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,083, made up of 1,454 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guravam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guravam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Rajam
Pincode 532127
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 3,083
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,629
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 10+ km distance

How Guravam compares

By the 2011 count Guravam is the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Guravam

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

Guravam lies about 31 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 13 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 Guravam
Tehsil headquarters Rajam 3.7 km
Nearest town Rāzām 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 31 km

Villages closest to Guravam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guravam village had a population of 3,083. That makes it the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Guravam village has 1,454 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guravam has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Guravam is 532127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guravam covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guravam falls under Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Guravam is Sigadam, about 13 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 Guravam.

Guravam is about 31 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guravam is in Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Rajam is about 3.7 km away. Rāzām is about 3.7 km away. Sigadam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadimudidam (4.5 km), Anthakapalli (4.6 km) and Kancharam (5.6 km).

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

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