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About Gangarajuputtu Village

Gangarajuputtu is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 167 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangarajuputtu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangarajuputtu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 167
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangarajuputtu compares

By the 2011 count Gangarajuputtu is the 51st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1135.

Getting to Gangarajuputtu

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

Gangarajuputtu lies about 74 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gorapur, about 23 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 Gangarajuputtu
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Gorapur 23 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 39 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 74 km

Villages closest to Gangarajuputtu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangarajuputtu village had a population of 332. That makes it the 51st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Gangarajuputtu village has 167 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarajuputtu has about 988 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 1135.

The pincode recorded for Gangarajuputtu is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarajuputtu covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangarajuputtu falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangarajuputtu is Gorapur, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Gangarajuputtu.

Gangarajuputtu is about 74 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangarajuputtu is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 8.5 km away. Gorapur is about 23 km away. Chodavaram is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gummadiganduva (under 2 km), Mebha (under 2 km) and Locheliputtu (1.7 km).

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

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