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About Gattanaguda Village

Gattanaguda is a small village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 29 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,517 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gattanaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gattanaguda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 29
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,517
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gattanaguda compares

By the 2011 count Gattanaguda is the 121st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Gattanaguda

The census records public bus service for Gattanaguda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gattanaguda from other places

Gattanaguda lies about 73 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Shimiliguda, about under 2 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 Gattanaguda
Nearest railway station Shimiliguda under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Araku Valley 9.1 km
Nearest town Sālūr 36 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 73 km

Villages closest to Gattanaguda

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 Gattanaguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gattanaguda village had a population of 73. That makes it the 121st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Gattanaguda village has 29 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gattanaguda has about 1517 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

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

Gattanaguda covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gattanaguda is Shimiliguda, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gattanaguda.

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

Gattanaguda is in Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Shimiliguda is about under 2 km away. Araku Valley is about 9.1 km away. Sālūr is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gattaraguda (under 2 km), Bondaguda (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 Gattanaguda today is likely to be higher.

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