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About Gasaba Village

Gasaba is a mid sized village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 865 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gasaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gasaba village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Dumbriguda
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 1274 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 865
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gasaba compares

By the 2011 count Gasaba is the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 1274 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Gasaba

Gasaba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gasaba as Available within 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 Gasaba from other places

Gasaba 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 Gasaba
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumbriguda 14 km

Villages closest to Gasaba

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.

Common questions about Gasaba

As per the Census of India 2011, Gasaba village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Gasaba village has 865 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gasaba has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1145.

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

Gasaba covers 1274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gasaba 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gasaba.

Gasaba 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.

Gasaba 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.

The closest recorded villages are Anjoda (under 2 km), Araku (under 2 km) and Arama (under 2 km).

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

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