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About Gurjala Village

Gurjala is a large village in Simhadripuram tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,657, made up of 1,339 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurjala village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Y S R
Tehsil Simhadripuram
Pincode 516454
Area (hectares) 1570 hectares
Population 2,657
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurjala compares

By the 2011 count Gurjala is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 1570 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Gurjala

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

How far is Gurjala from other places

Gurjala lies about 89 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Kondapuram, about 23 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 Gurjala
Tehsil headquarters Simhadripuram 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Kondapuram 23 km
Nearest town Pulivendla 24 km
District headquarters Y S R 89 km

Villages closest to Gurjala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurjala village had a population of 2,657. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Gurjala village has 1,339 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurjala has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Gurjala is 516454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurjala covers 1570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurjala falls under Simhadripuram tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurjala is Kondapuram, about 23 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 - 10 km distance for Gurjala.

Gurjala is about 89 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.

Gurjala is in Simhadripuram tehsil of Y S R district. Simhadripuram is about 6.0 km away. Kondapuram is about 23 km away. Pulivendla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidinamcherla (under 2 km), Himakuntla (4.4 km) and Nidivelagala (5.9 km).

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

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