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About Chodavaram Village

Chodavaram is a mid sized village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 919 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chodavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chodavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535125
Area (hectares) 954 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 919
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chodavaram compares

By the 2011 count Chodavaram is the 16th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 954 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chodavaram

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

Chodavaram lies about 17 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about 4.1 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 Chodavaram
Nearest railway station Gujjangivalasa 4.1 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 10 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 30 km

Villages closest to Chodavaram

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 Chodavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Chodavaram village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 16th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Chodavaram village has 919 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chodavaram has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chodavaram is 535125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chodavaram covers 954 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chodavaram is Gujjangivalasa, about 4.1 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 Chodavaram.

Chodavaram is about 17 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chodavaram is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gujjangivalasa is about 4.1 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Vizianagaram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meesalapeta (1.8 km), Garida (1.8 km) and Jammu (2.0 km).

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

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