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About Gavaravaram Village

Gavaravaram is a large village in Chodavaram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,501, made up of 1,747 males and 1,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavaravaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavaravaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Chodavaram
Pincode 531075
Area (hectares) 686 hectares
Population 3,501
Male Population 1,747
Female Population 1,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavaravaram compares

By the 2011 count Gavaravaram is the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 686 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gavaravaram

Gavaravaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gavaravaram 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 Gavaravaram from other places

Gavaravaram lies about 40 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Anakapalle, about 20 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 Gavaravaram
Tehsil headquarters Chodavaram 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Anakapalle 20 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 40 km

Villages closest to Gavaravaram

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.

Common questions about Gavaravaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavaravaram village had a population of 3,501. That makes it the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Gavaravaram village has 1,747 males and 1,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavaravaram has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gavaravaram is 531075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavaravaram covers 686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gavaravaram is Anakapalle, about 20 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 Gavaravaram.

Gavaravaram is about 40 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavaravaram is in Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chodavaram is about 6.1 km away. Anakapalle is about 20 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkavaram (2.8 km), Khandipalle (3.3 km) and Mycherlapalem (3.9 km).

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

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