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About Gangavaram Village

Gangavaram is a mid sized village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 259 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531087
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 259
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gangavaram is the 25th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1102.

Getting to Gangavaram

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

Gangavaram lies about 121 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Timmapuram, about 52 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 Gangavaram
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 4.0 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 46 km
Nearest railway station Timmapuram 52 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 121 km

Villages closest to Gangavaram

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 Gangavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavaram village had a population of 543. That makes it the 25th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Gangavaram village has 259 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavaram has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1102.

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

Gangavaram covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangavaram is Timmapuram, about 52 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 km distance for Gangavaram.

Gangavaram is about 121 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavaram is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 4.0 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 46 km away. Timmapuram is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chintuvanipalem (1.9 km), Kinchavanipalem (2.0 km) and Mampa (2.2 km).

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

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