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About Gorjnal Village

Gorjnal is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 496 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorjnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorjnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587124
Area (hectares) 516.65 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 496
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorjnal compares

By the 2011 count Gorjnal is the 72nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 516.65 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gorjnal

Gorjnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorjnal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gorjnal from other places

Gorjnal lies about 35 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 29 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 Gorjnal
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 13 km
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 29 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 35 km

Villages closest to Gorjnal

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 Gorjnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorjnal village had a population of 963. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Gorjnal village has 496 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorjnal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gorjnal is 587124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorjnal covers 516.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorjnal falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gorjnal is Guledgudda Road, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gorjnal.

Gorjnal is about 35 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorjnal is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 13 km away. Guledgudda Road is about 29 km away. Bagalkot is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tallikeri (1.8 km), Sulibhavi (4.9 km) and Kunabenchi (4.9 km).

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

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