About Garikavalasa Village

Garikavalasa is a large village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,680, made up of 1,336 males and 1,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garikavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garikavalasa village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Gurla
Pincode	535220
Area (hectares)	470 hectares
Population	2,680
Male Population	1,336
Female Population	1,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garikavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Garikavalasa is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Garikavalasa

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

Garikavalasa lies about 15 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about 7.5 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 Garikavalasa
Nearest railway station	Gujjangivalasa	7.5 km
Nearest town	Nellimarla	11 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurla	22 km

Villages closest to Garikavalasa

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.

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Common questions about Garikavalasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garikavalasa village had a population of 2,680. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Garikavalasa village has 1,336 males and 1,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garikavalasa has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Garikavalasa is 535220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garikavalasa covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garikavalasa is Gujjangivalasa, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance for Garikavalasa.

Garikavalasa 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.

Garikavalasa is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gujjangivalasa is about 7.5 km away. Nellimarla is about 11 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.