Village · Padmanabham, Visakhapatnam # Gandhavaram Gandhavaram is a village in Padmanabham sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531219. The 2011 Census counted 2,464 people in 650 households, the 10th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 2,464 people (2011) - 650 households - 54.1% literacy - 531219 PIN code ## Gandhavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gandhavaram is 531219. Gandhavaram falls in Padmanabham sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531219 - Gram panchayat Gandhavaram - Community development block Padmanabham - Census village code 586122 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gandhavaram from nearby towns? - Padmanabham (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 58 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gandhavaram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Padmanabham - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vizianagaram - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gandhavaram known for? About 41% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gandhavaram Of every 100 households in Gandhavaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gandhavaram · ■ Padmanabham rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 89% - Toilet within the home 9% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88% - Tap water 46% 40% - Drinking water within premises 3% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 83% - Use banking services 30% 39% - Television 50% 48% - Mobile phone 48% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 28% - Own their home 96% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gandhavaram? ■ Gandhavaram · ■ Padmanabham rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 50.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 836 960 - Working population 54.0% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 44.7% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 226 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 327 (25%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 245 (18%) · ■ Marginal 520 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Padmanabham - Ananthavaram 3,129 people - Korada 3,025 people - Kovvada 2,557 people - Padmanabham 2,532 people - Revidi 2,400 people - Ayinada 2,300 people - Krishnapuram 2,186 people - Bhandevupuram 1,952 people All 25 villages in Padmanabham ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandhavaram? 531219 - How far is Gandhavaram from Visakhapatnam? 58 km by road - What is the population of Gandhavaram? 2,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhavaram in? Visakhapatnam district (Padmanabham sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandhavaram? 54.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/padmanabham/gandhavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.