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About Chinagangavaram Village

Chinagangavaram is a mid sized village in Devarapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 395 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinagangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinagangavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Devarapalle
Pincode 531030
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 395
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinagangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Chinagangavaram is the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Chinagangavaram

Chinagangavaram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chinagangavaram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinagangavaram from other places

Chinagangavaram lies about 121 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Timmapuram, about 52 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 Chinagangavaram
Tehsil headquarters Devarapalle 20 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 47 km
Nearest railway station Timmapuram 52 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 121 km

Villages closest to Chinagangavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinagangavaram village had a population of 753. That makes it the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents.

Chinagangavaram village has 395 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinagangavaram has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Chinagangavaram is 531030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinagangavaram covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinagangavaram falls under Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chinagangavaram is Timmapuram, about 52 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chinagangavaram.

Chinagangavaram is about 121 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinagangavaram is in Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Devarapalle is about 20 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 47 km away. Timmapuram is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurukuru (7.5 km), Valabu (9.1 km) and Kothapenta (15 km).

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

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