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About Gorcheri Village

Gorcheri is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 40 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorcheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorcheri village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 40
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Gorcheri compares

By the 2011 count Gorcheri is the 201st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Gorcheri

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

Gorcheri 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 Gorcheri
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 Gorcheri

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 Gorcheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorcheri village had a population of 76. That makes it the 201st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Gorcheri village has 40 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorcheri has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Gorcheri is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorcheri covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gorcheri 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 Gorcheri.

Gorcheri 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.

Gorcheri 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 Gocheri (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 Gorcheri today is likely to be higher.

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