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About Garudaguda Village

Garudaguda is a small village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 98 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garudaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garudaguda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 98
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garudaguda compares

By the 2011 count Garudaguda is the 61st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Garudaguda

Garudaguda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garudaguda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garudaguda from other places

Garudaguda lies about 82 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 25 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 Garudaguda
Nearest railway station Darliput 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Araku Valley 31 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 44 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 82 km

Villages closest to Garudaguda

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 Garudaguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Garudaguda village had a population of 203. That makes it the 61st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Garudaguda village has 98 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garudaguda has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1096.

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

Garudaguda covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Garudaguda is Darliput, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garudaguda.

Garudaguda is about 82 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garudaguda is in Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Darliput is about 25 km away. Araku Valley is about 31 km away. Chodavaram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishnuguda (under 2 km), Jarimanuguda (under 2 km) and Kajjuruguda (under 2 km).

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

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