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About Galavilli Village

Galavilli is a large village in Balijipeta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,787, made up of 2,402 males and 2,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 936 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galavilli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galavilli village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Balijipeta
Pincode 535122
Area (hectares) 936 hectares
Population 4,787
Male Population 2,402
Female Population 2,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galavilli compares

By the 2011 count Galavilli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 936 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Galavilli

Galavilli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galavilli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Galavilli from other places

Galavilli lies about 51 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 21 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 Galavilli
Nearest town Rāzām 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balijipeta 13 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 21 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 51 km

Villages closest to Galavilli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galavilli village had a population of 4,787. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Galavilli village has 2,402 males and 2,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galavilli has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Galavilli is 535122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galavilli covers 936 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galavilli falls under Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galavilli is Sigadam, about 21 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 village for Galavilli.

Galavilli is about 51 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galavilli is in Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Rāzām is about 11 km away. Balijipeta is about 13 km away. Sigadam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sri Rangaraja Puram (2.8 km), Narannaiduvalasa (3.2 km) and Gangada (4.9 km).

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

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