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About Gorlapeta Village

Gorlapeta is a mid sized village in Nellimarla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 481 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorlapeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorlapeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Nellimarla
Pincode 535280
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 481
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorlapeta compares

By the 2011 count Gorlapeta is the 21st largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gorlapeta

Gorlapeta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gorlapeta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorlapeta from other places

Gorlapeta lies about 9.8 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gotlam, about 3.6 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 Gorlapeta
Nearest railway station Gotlam 3.6 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nellimarla 12 km

Villages closest to Gorlapeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorlapeta village had a population of 966. That makes it the 21st largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Gorlapeta village has 481 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorlapeta has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gorlapeta is 535280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorlapeta covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorlapeta falls under Nellimarla tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorlapeta is Gotlam, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorlapeta.

Gorlapeta is about 9.8 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorlapeta is in Nellimarla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gotlam is about 3.6 km away. Vizianagaram is about 9.8 km away. Nellimarla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshminarasimha Puram (5.7 km), Tekkali (6.9 km) and Kondavelagada (8.2 km).

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

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