About Girisagar Village

Girisagar is one of the larger villages in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,514, made up of 3,767 males and 3,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1573.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girisagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girisagar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bagalkot
Tehsil	Bilgi
Pincode	587116
Area (hectares)	1573.95 hectares
Population	7,514
Male Population	3,767
Female Population	3,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Girisagar compares

By the 2011 count Girisagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1573.95 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Girisagar

Girisagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girisagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girisagar from other places

Girisagar lies about 19 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jadarama Kunti, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Girisagar
Tehsil headquarters	Bilgi	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jadarama Kunti	16 km
District headquarters	Bagalkot	19 km

Villages closest to Girisagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilgi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Girisagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Girisagar village had a population of 7,514. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Girisagar village has 3,767 males and 3,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girisagar has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Girisagar is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girisagar covers 1573.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girisagar falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Girisagar is Jadarama Kunti, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Girisagar.

Girisagar is about 19 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girisagar is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Bilgi is about 9.4 km away. Jadarama Kunti is about 16 km away. Bagalkot is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.