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About Gadirai Village

Gadirai is a mid sized village in Madugula tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 899 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadirai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadirai village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Madugula
Pincode 531027
Area (hectares) 564 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 899
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadirai compares

By the 2011 count Gadirai is the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 564 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Gadirai

Gadirai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadirai as Available within village. 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 Gadirai from other places

Gadirai lies about 58 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Bayyavaram, about 27 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 Gadirai
Tehsil headquarters Madugula 6.1 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 16 km
Nearest railway station Bayyavaram 27 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 58 km

Villages closest to Gadirai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadirai village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Gadirai village has 899 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadirai has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gadirai is 531027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadirai covers 564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadirai falls under Madugula tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadirai is Bayyavaram, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadirai.

Gadirai is about 58 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadirai is in Madugula tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Madugula is about 6.1 km away. Chodavaram is about 16 km away. Bayyavaram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moksha Krishnapuram (under 2 km), Satyavaram (1.6 km) and Vommali (1.9 km).

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

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