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About Gavarapalem Village

Gavarapalem is a mid sized village in K Kotapadu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 620 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavarapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavarapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil K Kotapadu
Pincode 531022
Area (hectares) 1020 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 620
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavarapalem compares

By the 2011 count Gavarapalem is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 1020 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gavarapalem

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

Gavarapalem lies about 19 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Pendurthi, about 3.8 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 Gavarapalem
Nearest railway station Pendurthi 3.8 km
Nearest town Vepagunta 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters K Kotapadu 19 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 19 km

Villages closest to Gavarapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in K Kotapadu 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 Gavarapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavarapalem village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Gavarapalem village has 620 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavarapalem has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gavarapalem is 531022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavarapalem covers 1020 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavarapalem falls under K Kotapadu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gavarapalem is Pendurthi, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gavarapalem.

Gavarapalem is about 19 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavarapalem is in K Kotapadu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Pendurthi is about 3.8 km away. Vepagunta is about 8.3 km away. K Kotapadu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotlam (8.1 km), Sudivalasa (8.3 km) and Pathavalasa (9.0 km).

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

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