Village · Anandapuram, Visakhapatnam # Gandigundam Gandigundam is a village in Anandapuram sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531173. The 2011 Census counted 1,748 people in 438 households, the 11th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 1,748 people (2011) - 438 households - 50.1% literacy - 531173 PIN code ## Gandigundam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gandigundam is 531173. Gandigundam falls in Anandapuram sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531173 - Gram panchayat Gandigundam - Community development block Anandapuram - Census village code 586088 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gandigundam from nearby towns? - Anandapuram (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 25 km by road - Bheemunipatnam (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gandigundam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gandigundam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Pendurthi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gandigundam known for? Products made here include paints. About 86% of the 879 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gandigundam Of every 100 households in Gandigundam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gandigundam · ■ Anandapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 92% - Toilet within the home 14% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 78% - Tap water 52% 44% - Drinking water within premises 2% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 77% - Use banking services 33% 34% - Television 75% 53% - Mobile phone 45% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 11% 28% - Own their home 89% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gandigundam? ■ Gandigundam · ■ Anandapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.1% 54.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 939 937 - Working population 48.0% 48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.2% for men and 41.3% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 420 (50%) · ■ Household industry 18 (2%) · ■ Other work 177 (21%) · ■ Marginal 209 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anandapuram - Gottipalle 3,100 people - Peddipalem 2,671 people - Tarluvada 2,586 people - Kusuluvada 2,474 people - Mutcherla 1,489 people - Mamidilova 1,435 people - Boni 1,423 people - Palavalasa 1,387 people All 32 villages in Anandapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandigundam? 531173 - How far is Gandigundam from Visakhapatnam? 25 km by road - What is the population of Gandigundam? 1,748 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandigundam in? Visakhapatnam district (Anandapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandigundam? 50.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anandapuram/gandigundam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.