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About Gandametta Village

Gandametta is a small village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 9 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandametta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandametta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 9
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandametta compares

By the 2011 count Gandametta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Gandametta

Gandametta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandametta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandametta from other places

Gandametta lies about 71 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Shimiliguda, 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 Gandametta
Nearest railway station Shimiliguda 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Araku Valley 10 km
Nearest town Sālūr 37 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 71 km

Villages closest to Gandametta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Araku Valley 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 Gandametta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandametta village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Gandametta village has 9 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandametta has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Gandametta is 531149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandametta covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandametta falls under Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandametta is Shimiliguda, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandametta.

Gandametta is about 71 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandametta is in Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Shimiliguda is about 2.7 km away. Araku Valley is about 10 km away. Sālūr is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beddaguda (under 2 km), Sunkarametta (under 2 km) and Sukuruguda (under 2 km).

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

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