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About Goodanagaram Village

Goodanagaram is one of the larger villages in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,977, made up of 2,973 males and 3,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goodanagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goodanagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Gudiyatham
Pincode 635806
Area (hectares) 657.37 hectares
Population 5,977
Male Population 2,973
Female Population 3,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 1 km distance

How Goodanagaram compares

By the 2011 count Goodanagaram is the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 657.37 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Goodanagaram

Goodanagaram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goodanagaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 1 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goodanagaram from other places

Goodanagaram lies about 28 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Valathoor, about 9.3 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 Goodanagaram
Nearest railway station Valathoor 9.3 km
Nearest town Pallikonda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudiyatham 14 km
District headquarters Vellore 28 km

Villages closest to Goodanagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goodanagaram village had a population of 5,977. That makes it the 7th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Goodanagaram village has 2,973 males and 3,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goodanagaram has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Goodanagaram is 635806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goodanagaram covers 657.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goodanagaram falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Goodanagaram is Valathoor, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 1 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Goodanagaram.

Goodanagaram is about 28 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goodanagaram is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Valathoor is about 9.3 km away. Pallikonda is about 11 km away. Gudiyatham is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valathur (8.6 km), Chinna Thottalam (8.7 km) and Kothakuppam (8.8 km).

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

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