Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam # Gandalam Gandalam is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 182 people in 50 households, the 92nd largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%. - 182 people (2011) - 50 households - 10.1% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Gandalam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gandalam is 531040. Gandalam falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Injari - Community development block Peda Bayalu - Census village code 583770 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gandalam from nearby towns? - Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 61 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 140 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 130 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gandalam? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gandalam known for? About 1% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gandalam Of every 100 households in Gandalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gandalam · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 68% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 1% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 4% 18% - Television 4% 12% - Mobile phone 2% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 70% 72% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gandalam? ■ Gandalam · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 10.1% 39.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 1022 - Working population 74.7% 60.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 14.8% for men and 5.2% for women. 76% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 124 (91%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 11 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu - Bangaruputtu 183 people - Kudasingi 183 people - Seemakonda 183 people - Cheediputtu 182 people - Gondikodaputtu 181 people - Chittamrai 180 people - Chitrakayaputtu 179 people - Kangulu 179 people All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandalam? 531040 - How far is Gandalam from Visakhapatnam? 140 km by road - What is the population of Gandalam? 182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandalam in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandalam? 10.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/gandalam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.