Village · Makavarapalem, Visakhapatnam # Gangavaram Gangavaram is a village in Makavarapalem sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531113. The 2011 Census counted 810 people in 222 households, the 20th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 810 people (2011) - 222 households - 56.9% literacy - 531113 PIN code ## Gangavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangavaram is 531113. Gangavaram falls in Makavarapalem sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531113 - Gram panchayat Gangavaram - Community development block Makavarapalem - Census village code 586296 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangavaram from nearby towns? - Makavarapalem (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 85 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 41 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangavaram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gangavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 · Makavarapalem - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Makavarapalem - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Narsipatnam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangavaram known for? The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 52% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangavaram Of every 100 households in Gangavaram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangavaram · ■ Makavarapalem rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 90% - Toilet within the home 9% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 69% - Tap water 0% 35% - Drinking water within premises 6% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 88% - Use banking services 22% 34% - Television 30% 38% - Mobile phone 35% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 37% 34% - Own their home 92% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangavaram? ■ Gangavaram · ■ Makavarapalem rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.9% 55.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1040 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 977 - Working population 51.1% 53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 46.4% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 298 (72%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 25 (6%) · ■ Marginal 2 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Makavarapalem - Tadapala 1,272 people - Mallavaram 1,126 people - Settipalem 1,011 people - Zamindari Gangavaram 897 people - Seethanna Agraharam 791 people - Appandorapalem 533 people - Harappa Agraharam 302 people - Venkannapalem 280 people All 25 villages in Makavarapalem ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangavaram? 531113 - How far is Gangavaram from Visakhapatnam? 85 km by road - What is the population of Gangavaram? 810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangavaram in? Visakhapatnam district (Makavarapalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gangavaram? 56.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/makavarapalem/gangavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.