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About Galagonda Village

Galagonda is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 177 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galagonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galagonda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 177
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galagonda compares

By the 2011 count Galagonda is the 30th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Galagonda

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

Galagonda lies about 84 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 46 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 Galagonda
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 11 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 33 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 46 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 84 km

Villages closest to Galagonda

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 Galagonda

As per the Census of India 2011, Galagonda village had a population of 347. That makes it the 30th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Galagonda village has 177 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galagonda has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

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

Galagonda covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Galagonda is Darliput, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Galagonda.

Galagonda is about 84 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galagonda is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 11 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 33 km away. Darliput is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luvvapalle (4.5 km), Mulagaruvu (4.6 km) and Chintalapadu (5.7 km).

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

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