About Gangada Village

Gangada is a large village in Balijipeta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,183, made up of 1,551 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangada village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Balijipeta
Pincode	535557
Area (hectares)	1013 hectares
Population	3,183
Male Population	1,551
Female Population	1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangada compares

By the 2011 count Gangada is the 5th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 1013 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gangada

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

Gangada lies about 51 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Batuva, about 23 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 Gangada
Tehsil headquarters	Balijipeta	8.8 km
Nearest town	Rāzām	14 km
Nearest railway station	Batuva	23 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	51 km

Villages closest to Gangada

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.

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Common questions about Gangada

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangada village had a population of 3,183. That makes it the 5th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Gangada village has 1,551 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangada has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gangada is 535557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangada covers 1013 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangada is Batuva, about 23 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 Gangada.

Gangada 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.

Gangada is in Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Balijipeta is about 8.8 km away. Rāzām is about 14 km away. Batuva is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.