About Gorapalle Village

Gorapalle is a large village in Pendurthi tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,716, made up of 1,866 males and 1,850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorapalle village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Pendurthi
Pincode	531173
Area (hectares)	494 hectares
Population	3,716
Male Population	1,866
Female Population	1,850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorapalle compares

By the 2011 count Gorapalle is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,159 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Gorapalle

Gorapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorapalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorapalle from other places

Gorapalle lies about 18 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Pendurthi, about 3.0 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 Gorapalle
Nearest railway station	Pendurthi	3.0 km
Nearest town	Vepagunta	7.5 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	18 km

Villages closest to Gorapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorapalle village had a population of 3,716. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,159 residents.

Gorapalle village has 1,866 males and 1,850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorapalle has about 991 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 1037.

The pincode recorded for Gorapalle is 531173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorapalle covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorapalle falls under Pendurthi tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorapalle is Pendurthi, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorapalle.

Gorapalle is about 18 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorapalle is in Pendurthi tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Pendurthi is about 3.0 km away. Vepagunta is about 7.5 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.