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About Gummalapalem Village

Gummalapalem is a small village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 60 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gummalapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gummalapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531087
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 60
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gummalapalem compares

By the 2011 count Gummalapalem is the 92nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Gummalapalem

Gummalapalem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gummalapalem as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gummalapalem from other places

Gummalapalem lies about 103 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 43 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 Gummalapalem
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 15 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 29 km
Nearest railway station Tuni 43 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 103 km

Villages closest to Gummalapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gummalapalem village had a population of 131. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Gummalapalem village has 60 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gummalapalem has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Gummalapalem is 531087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gummalapalem covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gummalapalem falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gummalapalem is Tuni, about 43 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gummalapalem.

Gummalapalem is about 103 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gummalapalem is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 15 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 29 km away. Tuni is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balusukura Pakalu (under 2 km), Rajupeta (under 2 km) and Anthada (under 2 km).

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

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