About Gandha Village

Gandha is a small village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 108 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandha village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Dumbriguda
Pincode	531151
Area (hectares)	413 hectares
Population	232
Male Population	108
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,148
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandha compares

By the 2011 count Gandha is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Gandha

Gandha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gandha from other places

Gandha lies about 14 km from Dumbriguda, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Gandha
Nearest town	Visakhapatnam	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Duvvada	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumbriguda	14 km

Villages closest to Gandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandha village had a population of 232. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Gandha village has 108 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandha has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1145.

The pincode recorded for Gandha is 531151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandha covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandha falls under Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandha is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandha.

Gandha is about 14 km from Dumbriguda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandha is in Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Dumbriguda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.