Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # West Gangavaram West Gangavaram is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523304. The 2011 Census counted 2,101 people in 521 households, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 2,101 people (2011) - 521 households - 54.9% literacy - 523304 PIN code ## West Gangavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of West Gangavaram is 523304. West Gangavaram falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523304 - Gram panchayat West Gangavaram - Community development block Kurichedu - Census village code 590665 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is West Gangavaram from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 100 km by road - Markapur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in West Gangavaram? 11 services counted by the Census are inside West Gangavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurichedu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darsi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Markapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is West Gangavaram known for? The main crops are tobacco, red gram and cotton. About 47% of the 2,032 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in West Gangavaram Of every 100 households in West Gangavaram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ West Gangavaram · ■ Kurichedu rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 82% - Toilet within the home 10% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 83% - Tap water 28% 40% - Drinking water within premises 3% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 86% - Use banking services 85% 64% - Television 56% 42% - Mobile phone 69% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 19% 33% - Own their home 97% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of West Gangavaram? ■ West Gangavaram · ■ Kurichedu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.9% 51.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 950 - Working population 60.5% 55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 36.0% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 755 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 400 (31%) · ■ Household industry 38 (3%) · ■ Other work 57 (4%) · ■ Marginal 22 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurichedu - Potlapadu 2,616 people - Dekanakonda 2,536 people - West Naidupalem 2,515 people - Namassivaya Puram 2,110 people - Bodanampadu 1,991 people - Gangadona Konda 1,871 people - Peddavaram 1,158 people - Mustla Gangavaram 1,135 people All 19 villages in Kurichedu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of West Gangavaram? 523304 - How far is West Gangavaram from Ongole? 100 km by road - What is the population of West Gangavaram? 2,101 (Census 2011) - Which district is West Gangavaram in? Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of West Gangavaram? 54.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/west-gangavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.