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About Ganjihal Village

Ganjihal is a large village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,442, made up of 1,731 males and 1,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3064.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587115
Area (hectares) 3064.74 hectares
Population 3,442
Male Population 1,731
Female Population 1,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjihal compares

By the 2011 count Ganjihal is the 8th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 3064.74 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ganjihal

Ganjihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganjihal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ganjihal from other places

Ganjihal lies about 31 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kudala Sangama, about 19 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 Ganjihal
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 14 km
Nearest railway station Kudala Sangama 19 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 31 km

Villages closest to Ganjihal

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

Common questions about Ganjihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjihal village had a population of 3,442. That makes it the 8th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Ganjihal village has 1,731 males and 1,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjihal has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ganjihal is 587115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjihal covers 3064.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjihal falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjihal is Kudala Sangama, about 19 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 village for Ganjihal.

Ganjihal is about 31 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjihal is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 14 km away. Kudala Sangama is about 19 km away. Bagalkot is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chickmalagavi (under 2 km), Medinapur (2.1 km) and Hiremalagavi (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganjihal today is likely to be higher.

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