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About Gantiganahalli Village

Gantiganahalli is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 710 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantiganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantiganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561205
Area (hectares) 244.88 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 710
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gantiganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gantiganahalli is the 37th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 244.88 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gantiganahalli

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

Gantiganahalli lies about 16 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Oddarahalli, about 6.9 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 Gantiganahalli
Nearest railway station Oddarahalli 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 10 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 10 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 16 km

Villages closest to Gantiganahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Gantiganahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantiganahalli village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 37th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Gantiganahalli village has 710 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantiganahalli has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gantiganahalli is 561205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantiganahalli covers 244.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gantiganahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gantiganahalli is Oddarahalli, about 6.9 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 Gantiganahalli.

Gantiganahalli is about 16 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantiganahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Oddarahalli is about 6.9 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 10 km away. Doddaballapura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masthimmanahalli (under 2 km), Kuruvigere (under 2 km) and Marahalli (under 2 km).

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

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