Skip to main content

About Gattaraguda Village

Gattaraguda is a small village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 167 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gattaraguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gattaraguda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 167
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gattaraguda compares

By the 2011 count Gattaraguda is the 34th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Gattaraguda

Gattaraguda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gattaraguda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gattaraguda from other places

Gattaraguda 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 Gattaraguda
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 Gattaraguda

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 Gattaraguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gattaraguda village had a population of 362. That makes it the 34th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Gattaraguda village has 167 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gattaraguda has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

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

Gattaraguda covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gattaraguda 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gattaraguda.

Gattaraguda 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.

Gattaraguda 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 Gattanaguda (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 Gattaraguda today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All