About Galaganda Village

Galaganda is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 142 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galaganda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galaganda village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Munchingi Puttu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	270
Male Population	142
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Galaganda compares

By the 2011 count Galaganda is the 35th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Galaganda

Galaganda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Galaganda 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 Galaganda from other places

Galaganda lies about 30 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Alamanda, 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 Galaganda
Nearest railway station	Alamanda	3.8 km
Nearest town	Vizianagaram	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Munchingi Puttu	30 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	30 km

Villages closest to Galaganda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munchingi Puttu 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 Galaganda

As per the Census of India 2011, Galaganda village had a population of 270. That makes it the 35th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Galaganda village has 142 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galaganda has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Galaganda is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galaganda covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galaganda falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galaganda is Alamanda, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galaganda.

Galaganda is about 30 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galaganda is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Alamanda is about 3.8 km away. Vizianagaram is about 23 km away. Munchingi Puttu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.