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About Gocheri Village

Gocheri is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 23 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,391 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gocheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gocheri village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 23
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,391
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 Gocheri compares

By the 2011 count Gocheri is the 222nd largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Gocheri

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

Gocheri lies about 108 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 33 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 Gocheri
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 32 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 33 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 59 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 108 km

Villages closest to Gocheri

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 Gocheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gocheri village had a population of 55. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Gocheri village has 23 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gocheri has about 1391 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

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

Gocheri covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gocheri is Darliput, about 33 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 Gocheri.

Gocheri is about 108 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gocheri is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 32 km away. Darliput is about 33 km away. Malakanagiri is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorcheri (under 2 km), Buruguveedhi (2.0 km) and Rallagongu (2.1 km).

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

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