About Golagam Village

Golagam is a mid sized village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 586 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golagam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Gurla
Pincode	535217
Area (hectares)	196 hectares
Population	1,176
Male Population	586
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Golagam compares

By the 2011 count Golagam is the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Golagam

Golagam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golagam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Golagam from other places

Golagam lies about 19 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Garividi, about 6.4 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 Golagam
Nearest railway station	Garividi	6.4 km
Nearest town	Chīpurupalle	10 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurla	35 km

Villages closest to Golagam

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 Golagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Golagam village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Golagam village has 586 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golagam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Golagam covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Golagam is Garividi, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golagam.

Golagam is about 19 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golagam is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Garividi is about 6.4 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Vizianagaram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.