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About Gangavaram Village

Gangavaram is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 98 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 535145
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 98
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gangavaram is the 61st largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Gangavaram

Gangavaram 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 Gangavaram 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 Gangavaram from other places

Gangavaram lies about 14 km from Ananthagiri, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, 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 Gangavaram
Nearest town Visakhapatnam 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 14 km

Villages closest to Gangavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavaram village had a population of 206. That makes it the 61st largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Gangavaram village has 98 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavaram has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Gangavaram is 535145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavaram covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangavaram falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangavaram is Duvvada, about 10 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 Gangavaram.

Gangavaram is about 14 km from Ananthagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavaram is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about 4.9 km away. Duvvada is about 10 km away. Ananthagiri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedagangavaram (under 2 km), Venkayyapalem (2.5 km) and Banjoda (4.9 km).

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

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