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About Chandaka Village

Chandaka is a mid sized village in Anandapuram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 611 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandaka village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Anandapuram
Pincode 531163
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 611
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandaka compares

By the 2011 count Chandaka is the 16th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chandaka

Chandaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandaka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandaka from other places

Chandaka lies about 50 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Bayyavaram, about 10 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 Chandaka
Tehsil headquarters Anandapuram 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bayyavaram 10 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 17 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 50 km

Villages closest to Chandaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandaka village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 16th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Chandaka village has 611 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandaka has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chandaka is 531163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandaka covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandaka falls under Anandapuram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandaka is Bayyavaram, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Chandaka.

Chandaka is about 50 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandaka is in Anandapuram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Anandapuram is about 7.0 km away. Bayyavaram is about 10 km away. Chodavaram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapuram (7.0 km), Jagannadhapuram (8.0 km) and Peddipalem (15 km).

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

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