About Gangavaram Village

Gangavaram is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,122, made up of 1,555 males and 1,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavaram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604151
Area (hectares)	570.05 hectares
Population	3,122
Male Population	1,555
Female Population	1,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 50 km distance

How Gangavaram compares

By the 2011 count Gangavaram is the 25th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 570.05 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gangavaram

Gangavaram 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 Gangavaram 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 50 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 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 19 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 Gangavaram
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	15 km
Nearest railway station	Andampallam	19 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	29 km

Villages closest to Gangavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavaram village had a population of 3,122. That makes it the 25th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Gangavaram village has 1,555 males and 1,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavaram has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gangavaram is 604151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavaram covers 570.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangavaram falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gangavaram is Andampallam, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 50 km distance.

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

Gangavaram is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavaram is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 15 km away. Andampallam is about 19 km away. Viluppuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.