Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam # Gannela Gannela is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531149. The 2011 Census counted 1,239 people in 225 households, the 6th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 1,239 people (2011) - 225 households - 68.8% literacy - 531149 PIN code ## Gannela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gannela is 531149. Gannela falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531149 - Gram panchayat Gannela - Community development block Araku Valley - Census village code 583997 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gannela from nearby towns? - Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 142 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 142 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gannela? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gannela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gannela known for? About 28% of the 692 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gannela Of every 100 households in Gannela in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gannela · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 65% - Toilet within the home 5% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 89% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 2% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 93% - Use banking services 53% 42% - Television 19% 16% - Mobile phone 11% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 70% 64% - Own their home 88% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gannela? ■ Gannela · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 697 1120 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1103 1053 - Working population 44.8% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 48.8% for women. 37% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 47 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 49 (9%) · ■ Other work 68 (12%) · ■ Marginal 391 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley - Padmapuram 2,022 people - Chinalabudu 1,600 people - Mala Singaram 1,462 people - Kothaballuguda 1,321 people - Madaguda 1,213 people - Baski 1,083 people - Chompi 1,051 people - Sarabhaguda 1,008 people All 169 villages in Araku Valley ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gannela? 531149 - How far is Gannela from Visakhapatnam? 142 km by road - What is the population of Gannela? 1,239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gannela in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gannela? 68.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/gannela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.