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About Lakhidam Village

Lakhidam is a large village in Gantyada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,791, made up of 1,839 males and 1,952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhidam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhidam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gantyada
Pincode 535215
Area (hectares) 757 hectares
Population 3,791
Male Population 1,839
Female Population 1,952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhidam compares

By the 2011 count Lakhidam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents. Its 757 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lakhidam

Lakhidam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhidam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhidam from other places

Lakhidam lies about 13 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gotlam, about 8.4 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 Lakhidam
Tehsil headquarters Gantyada 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Gotlam 8.4 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 13 km

Villages closest to Lakhidam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhidam village had a population of 3,791. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents.

Lakhidam village has 1,839 males and 1,952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhidam has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Lakhidam is 535215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhidam covers 757 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhidam falls under Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhidam is Gotlam, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance for Lakhidam.

Lakhidam is about 13 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhidam is in Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gantyada is about 2.1 km away. Gotlam is about 8.4 km away. Vizianagaram is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrampeta (1.5 km), Gantyada (2.1 km) and Siripuram (2.3 km).

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

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