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About Garrivada Village

Garrivada is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 32 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 781 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garrivada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garrivada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 32
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 781
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garrivada compares

By the 2011 count Garrivada is the 215th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Garrivada

Garrivada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garrivada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Garrivada from other places

Garrivada lies about 30 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Mallividu, about 2.2 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 Garrivada
Nearest railway station Mallividu 2.2 km
Nearest town Vepagunta 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Munchingi Puttu 30 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 30 km

Villages closest to Garrivada

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.

Common questions about Garrivada

As per the Census of India 2011, Garrivada village had a population of 57. That makes it the 215th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Garrivada village has 32 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garrivada has about 781 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

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

Garrivada covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garrivada is Mallividu, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garrivada.

Garrivada 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.

Garrivada is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Mallividu is about 2.2 km away. Vepagunta is about 22 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.

The closest recorded villages are Galaganda (5.4 km), Tamarapalle (5.6 km) and Kottalabayalu (9.0 km).

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

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