About Gangolu Village

Gangolu is one of the larger villages in Gopalapuram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,163, made up of 5,085 males and 5,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangolu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Gopalapuram
Pincode	534318
Area (hectares)	2697 hectares
Population	10,163
Male Population	5,085
Female Population	5,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangolu compares

By the 2011 count Gangolu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,478 residents. Its 2697 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Gangolu

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

Gangolu lies about 73 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Pasivedala, about 26 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 Gangolu
Nearest town	Polavaram	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gopalapuram	12 km
Nearest railway station	Pasivedala	26 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	73 km

Villages closest to Gangolu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangolu village had a population of 10,163. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,478 residents.

Gangolu village has 5,085 males and 5,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangolu has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Gangolu is 534318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangolu covers 2697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangolu falls under Gopalapuram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangolu is Pasivedala, about 26 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 Gangolu.

Gangolu is about 73 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangolu is in Gopalapuram tehsil of West Godavari district. Polavaram is about 9.4 km away. Gopalapuram is about 12 km away. Pasivedala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.