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About Gedelapadu Village

Gedelapadu is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 170 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gedelapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedelapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 170
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Gedelapadu compares

By the 2011 count Gedelapadu is the 52nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Gedelapadu

Gedelapadu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gedelapadu 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 Gedelapadu from other places

Gedelapadu lies about 64 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 28 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 Gedelapadu
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 16 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 28 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 29 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 64 km

Villages closest to Gedelapadu

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 Gedelapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedelapadu village had a population of 327. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Gedelapadu village has 170 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedelapadu has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Gedelapadu covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gedelapadu is Araku Valley, about 28 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 Gedelapadu.

Gedelapadu is about 64 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gedelapadu is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 16 km away. Araku Valley is about 28 km away. Chodavaram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sesaipanuku (under 2 km), Kothavuru (3.2 km) and M Kothavuru (3.2 km).

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

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