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About Gangavaram Village

Gangavaram is a mid sized village in Kamalapuram tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 574 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516289, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Y S R
Tehsil Kamalapuram
Pincode 516289
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 574
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gangavaram is the 11th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Gangavaram

Gangavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangavaram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangavaram from other places

Gangavaram lies about 26 km from Y S R. 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 Gangavaram
Tehsil headquarters Kamalapuram 3.0 km
Nearest town Erraguntla 15 km
District headquarters Y S R 26 km

Villages closest to Gangavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavaram village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 11th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents.

Gangavaram village has 574 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavaram has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Gangavaram is 516289. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavaram covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangavaram falls under Kamalapuram tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Gangavaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gangavaram.

Gangavaram is about 26 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavaram is in Kamalapuram tehsil of Y S R district. Kamalapuram is about 3.0 km away. Erraguntla is about 15 km away. Y S R is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalapuram (3.0 km), Mirapuram (3.2 km) and Sambatur (4.2 km).

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

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