# Gandha Village, Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam 

# Gandha

Gandha is a village in Dumbriguda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531151**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 58 households**, the 57th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 232people (2011)
- 58households
- 35.2%literacy
- 531151PIN code

## Gandha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandha is 531151.** Gandha falls in Dumbriguda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531151
- Gram panchayatKithalangi
- Community development blockDumbriguda
- Census village code583922

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gandha from nearby towns?

- Dumbriguda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)135 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)74 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gandha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumbriguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gandha known for?

About 98% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gandha

Of every 100 households in Gandha in 2011, 25 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Gandha · ■ Dumbriguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**6%

None of these assets ****62%**

**62%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gandha?

■ Gandha · ■ Dumbriguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**1026

Working population ****70.3%**

**60.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 24.3% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 74 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dumbriguda

- Goppilivalasa254 people
- Pedapadu252 people
- Champaputtu251 people
- Kusumavalasa241 people
- Panasavalasa227 people
- Sagirivalasa218 people
- Koranjiguda209 people
- Seelamgondi198 people

[All 87 villages in Dumbriguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/dumbriguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandha?531151
- How far is Gandha from Visakhapatnam?135 km by road
- What is the population of Gandha?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandha in?Visakhapatnam district (Dumbriguda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandha?35.2% (Census 2011)