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About Nandam Village

Nandam is a mid sized village in Gantyada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 497 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gantyada
Pincode 535215
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 497
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandam compares

By the 2011 count Nandam is the 28th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Nandam

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

Nandam lies about 8.9 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gotlam, 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 Nandam
Nearest railway station Gotlam 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gantyada 4.9 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 8.9 km

Villages closest to Nandam

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 Nandam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandam village had a population of 981. That makes it the 28th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents.

Nandam village has 497 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandam has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

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

Nandam covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nandam is Gotlam, about 3.0 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 Nandam.

Nandam is about 8.9 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandam is in Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gotlam is about 3.0 km away. Gantyada is about 4.9 km away. Vizianagaram is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaggapuram (under 2 km), Narava (2.3 km) and Kotarubilli (3.0 km).

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

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