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About Ganugapenta Village

Ganugapenta is a large village in Porumamilla tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,184 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4651 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganugapenta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganugapenta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Y S R
Tehsil Porumamilla
Pincode 516228
Area (hectares) 4651 hectares
Population 2,382
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganugapenta compares

By the 2011 count Ganugapenta is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 4651 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ganugapenta

Ganugapenta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganugapenta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ganugapenta from other places

Ganugapenta lies about 27 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Kanamalopalle, about 48 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 Ganugapenta
Nearest town Badvel 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Porumamilla 20 km
District headquarters Y S R 27 km
Nearest railway station Kanamalopalle 48 km

Villages closest to Ganugapenta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganugapenta village had a population of 2,382. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Ganugapenta village has 1,184 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganugapenta has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ganugapenta is 516228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganugapenta covers 4651 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganugapenta falls under Porumamilla tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganugapenta is Kanamalopalle, about 48 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 <5 km distance for Ganugapenta.

Ganugapenta is about 27 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.

Ganugapenta is in Porumamilla tehsil of Y S R district. Badvel is about 11 km away. Porumamilla is about 20 km away. Y S R is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkataramapuram (3.9 km), Yellapalle (5.4 km) and Challagirigella (8.1 km).

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

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