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About Garida Village

Garida is a mid sized village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 569 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garida village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535217
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 569
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garida compares

By the 2011 count Garida is the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Garida

Garida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garida as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garida from other places

Garida lies about 15 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about 2.5 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 Garida
Nearest railway station Gujjangivalasa 2.5 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 9.5 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 30 km

Villages closest to Garida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garida village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Garida village has 569 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garida has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Garida is 535217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garida covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garida falls under Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garida is Gujjangivalasa, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garida.

Garida is about 15 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garida is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gujjangivalasa is about 2.5 km away. Nellimarla is about 9.5 km away. Vizianagaram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorlapeta Jagannadhapuram (under 2 km), Meesalapeta (1.7 km) and Chodavaram (1.8 km).

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

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