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About Gunalapadu Village

Gunalapadu is a small village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 129 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532218
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 129
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Gunalapadu is the 48th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Gunalapadu

Gunalapadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gunalapadu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunalapadu from other places

Gunalapadu lies about 73 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Palasa, about 4.9 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 Gunalapadu
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Palasa 4.9 km
Nearest town Kāsībugga 5.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 73 km

Villages closest to Gunalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunalapadu village had a population of 250. That makes it the 48th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Gunalapadu village has 129 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunalapadu has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Gunalapadu is 532218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunalapadu covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunalapadu falls under Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gunalapadu is Palasa, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gunalapadu.

Gunalapadu is about 73 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunalapadu is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Vajrapukothuru is about 2.4 km away. Palasa is about 4.9 km away. Kāsībugga is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollalapadu (under 2 km), Nagarampalle (under 2 km) and Thadivada (under 2 km).

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

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