About Gandhavaram Village

Gandhavaram is a large village in Padmanabham tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,464, made up of 1,239 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 811 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhavaram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Padmanabham
Pincode	531219
Area (hectares)	811 hectares
Population	2,464
Male Population	1,239
Female Population	1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gandhavaram is the 10th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 811 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gandhavaram

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

Gandhavaram lies about 28 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Alamanda, about 3.3 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 Gandhavaram
Nearest railway station	Alamanda	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padmanabham	5.8 km
Nearest town	Vizianagaram	20 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	28 km

Villages closest to Gandhavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhavaram village had a population of 2,464. That makes it the 10th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Gandhavaram village has 1,239 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhavaram has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gandhavaram is 531219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhavaram covers 811 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhavaram falls under Padmanabham tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhavaram is Alamanda, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance for Gandhavaram.

Gandhavaram is about 28 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhavaram is in Padmanabham tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Alamanda is about 3.3 km away. Padmanabham is about 5.8 km away. Vizianagaram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.