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About Chodyam Village

Chodyam is a mid sized village in Golugonda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 862 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chodyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chodyam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Golugonda
Pincode 531084
Area (hectares) 657 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 862
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chodyam compares

By the 2011 count Chodyam is the 10th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 657 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Chodyam

Chodyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chodyam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chodyam from other places

Chodyam lies about 94 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gullipadu, about 36 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 Chodyam
Tehsil headquarters Golugonda 4.7 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 20 km
Nearest railway station Gullipadu 36 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 94 km

Villages closest to Chodyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chodyam village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 10th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Chodyam village has 862 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chodyam has about 969 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Chodyam is 531084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chodyam covers 657 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chodyam falls under Golugonda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chodyam is Gullipadu, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chodyam.

Chodyam is about 94 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chodyam is in Golugonda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Golugonda is about 4.7 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 20 km away. Gullipadu is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingamdora Palem (under 2 km), Thallacheedikada (1.9 km) and Gadampalem (2.2 km).

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

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