About Gandra Village

Gandra is a small village in Gummalakshmipuram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 61 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandra village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Gummalakshmipuram
Pincode	535523
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	126
Male Population	61
Female Population	65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandra compares

By the 2011 count Gandra is the 100th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Gandra

Gandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gandra from other places

Gandra lies about 33 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Maradam Halt, about 13 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 Gandra
Nearest railway station	Maradam Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Sālūr	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummalakshmipuram	33 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	33 km

Villages closest to Gandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandra village had a population of 126. That makes it the 100th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Gandra village has 61 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandra has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Gandra is 535523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandra covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandra falls under Gummalakshmipuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandra is Maradam Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Gandra.

Gandra is about 33 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandra is in Gummalakshmipuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Maradam Halt is about 13 km away. Sālūr is about 19 km away. Gummalakshmipuram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.