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About Goshada Village

Goshada is a mid sized village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 515 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goshada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goshada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535220
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 515
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Goshada compares

By the 2011 count Goshada is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Goshada

Goshada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goshada 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 Goshada from other places

Goshada lies about 13 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about 2.3 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 Goshada
Nearest railway station Gujjangivalasa 2.3 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 7.2 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 26 km

Villages closest to Goshada

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 Goshada

As per the Census of India 2011, Goshada village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Goshada village has 515 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goshada has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Goshada covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Goshada is Gujjangivalasa, about 2.3 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 Goshada.

Goshada 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.

Goshada is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gujjangivalasa is about 2.3 km away. Nellimarla is about 7.2 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 Kalavacherla (1.6 km), Kotagandredu (1.9 km) and Kella (2.7 km).

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

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