Village · Kodavalur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Gandavaram Gandavaram is a village in Kodavalur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524317. The 2011 Census counted 5,522 people in 1,454 households, the 3rd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 5,522 people (2011) - 1,454 households - 71.9% literacy - 524317 PIN code ## Gandavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gandavaram is 524317. Gandavaram falls in Kodavalur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524317 - Gram panchayat Gandavaram - Community development block Kodavalur - Census village code 591901 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gandavaram from nearby towns? - Kodavalur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 17 km by road - Nellore (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gandavaram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gandavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 7 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · North Rajupalem - ○ Degree college under 5 km · North Rajupalem - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gandavaram known for? The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 1,322 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,120 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gandavaram Of every 100 households in Gandavaram in 2011, 89 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gandavaram · ■ Kodavalur rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 88% - Toilet within the home 44% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 56% 64% - Tap water 71% 80% - Drinking water within premises 49% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 68% - Use banking services 50% 50% - Television 66% 63% - Mobile phone 45% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 22% 23% - Own their home 90% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gandavaram? ■ Gandavaram · ■ Kodavalur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.9% 71.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 1035 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 916 - Working population 45.7% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 604 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,253 (50%) · ■ Household industry 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 472 (19%) · ■ Marginal 180 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kodavalur - Yellayapalem 8,855 people - North Rajupalem 6,612 people - Talamanchi 5,500 people - Bodduvaripalem 4,536 people - Kodavalur 4,528 people - Kothavangallu 4,068 people All 16 villages in Kodavalur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandavaram? 524317 - How far is Gandavaram from Nellore? 17 km by road - What is the population of Gandavaram? 5,522 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandavaram in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Kodavalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandavaram? 71.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/kodavalur/gandavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.