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About Bongaram Village

Bongaram is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 104 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bongaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 104
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Bongaram compares

By the 2011 count Bongaram is the 76th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Bongaram

Bongaram is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bongaram 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 Bongaram from other places

Bongaram lies about 103 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 34 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 Bongaram
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 26 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 34 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 58 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 103 km

Villages closest to Bongaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu 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 Bongaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongaram village had a population of 197. That makes it the 76th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Bongaram village has 104 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongaram has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

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

Bongaram covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bongaram falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bongaram is Darliput, about 34 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 Bongaram.

Bongaram is about 103 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bongaram is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 26 km away. Darliput is about 34 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pothulagaruvu (under 2 km), Amedelu (under 2 km) and Peparuvalasa Kumborla (under 2 km).

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

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