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About Gangannapadu Village

Gangannapadu is a mid sized village in Therlam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 822 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangannapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangannapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Therlam
Pincode 535126
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 822
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangannapadu compares

By the 2011 count Gangannapadu is the 16th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,270 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Gangannapadu

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

Gangannapadu lies about 42 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Donkinavalasa, about 14 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 Gangannapadu
Tehsil headquarters Therlam 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Donkinavalasa 14 km
Nearest town Bobbili 16 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 42 km

Villages closest to Gangannapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangannapadu village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 16th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,270 residents.

Gangannapadu village has 822 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangannapadu has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Gangannapadu is 535126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangannapadu covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangannapadu falls under Therlam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangannapadu is Donkinavalasa, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Gangannapadu.

Gangannapadu is about 42 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangannapadu is in Therlam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Therlam is about 2.4 km away. Donkinavalasa is about 14 km away. Bobbili is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnayyapeta (under 2 km), Venkampeta Kummaripeta (under 2 km) and Rajayyapeta (1.7 km).

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

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