About Gandhavaram Village

Gandhavaram is a mid sized village in Chodavaram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 608 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhavaram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Chodavaram
Pincode	531036
Area (hectares)	605 hectares
Population	1,271
Male Population	608
Female Population	663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gandhavaram is the 23rd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gandhavaram

Gandhavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhavaram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhavaram from other places

Gandhavaram lies about 35 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Anakapalle, about 8.9 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 Gandhavaram
Tehsil headquarters	Chodavaram	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Anakapalle	8.9 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	35 km

Villages closest to Gandhavaram

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

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Common questions about Gandhavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhavaram village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Gandhavaram village has 608 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhavaram has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gandhavaram is 531036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhavaram covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhavaram falls under Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhavaram is Anakapalle, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhavaram.

Gandhavaram is about 35 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhavaram is in Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chodavaram is about 8.4 km away. Anakapalle is about 8.9 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.