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About Gadasam Village

Gadasam is a large village in Dattirajeru tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,669, made up of 1,315 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadasam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadasam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Dattirajeru
Pincode 535520
Area (hectares) 642 hectares
Population 2,669
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadasam compares

By the 2011 count Gadasam is the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gadasam

Gadasam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadasam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gadasam from other places

Gadasam lies about 25 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Maradam Halt, about 8.9 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 Gadasam
Nearest railway station Maradam Halt 8.9 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dattirajeru 25 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 25 km

Villages closest to Gadasam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadasam village had a population of 2,669. That makes it the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Gadasam village has 1,315 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadasam has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gadasam is 535520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadasam covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadasam falls under Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadasam is Maradam Halt, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gadasam.

Gadasam is about 25 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadasam is in Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Maradam Halt is about 8.9 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 16 km away. Dattirajeru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarayyavalasa (2.0 km), Dasupeta (2.0 km) and Porali (2.4 km).

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

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