About Gantavanipalem Village

Gantavanipalem is a mid sized village in Munagapaka tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 428 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantavanipalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantavanipalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Munagapaka
Pincode	531031
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	887
Male Population	428
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,072
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gantavanipalem compares

By the 2011 count Gantavanipalem is the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,135 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Gantavanipalem

Gantavanipalem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gantavanipalem 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gantavanipalem from other places

Gantavanipalem lies about 42 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Bayyavaram, about 3.0 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 Gantavanipalem
Nearest railway station	Bayyavaram	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Munagapaka	6.9 km
Nearest town	Anakapalle	10 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	42 km

Villages closest to Gantavanipalem

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

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Common questions about Gantavanipalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantavanipalem village had a population of 887. That makes it the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,135 residents.

Gantavanipalem village has 428 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantavanipalem has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Gantavanipalem is 531031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantavanipalem covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gantavanipalem falls under Munagapaka tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gantavanipalem is Bayyavaram, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gantavanipalem.

Gantavanipalem is about 42 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantavanipalem is in Munagapaka tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Bayyavaram is about 3.0 km away. Munagapaka is about 6.9 km away. Anakapalle is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.