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About Gatham Village

Gatham is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 286 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatham village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 286
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatham compares

By the 2011 count Gatham is the 24th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Gatham

Gatham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gatham as Available within <5 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 Gatham from other places

Gatham lies about 86 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, 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 Gatham
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 23 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 49 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 86 km

Villages closest to Gatham

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 Gatham

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatham village had a population of 583. That makes it the 24th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Gatham village has 286 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatham has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Gatham covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gatham is Darliput, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gatham.

Gatham is about 86 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatham is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 6.1 km away. Darliput is about 23 km away. Chodavaram is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matham (under 2 km), M Boddaputtu (1.7 km) and Kodeli (2.0 km).

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

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