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About Gandragolipura Village

Gandragolipura is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 199 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandragolipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandragolipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 198.68 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 199
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandragolipura compares

By the 2011 count Gandragolipura is the 170th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 198.68 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gandragolipura

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

Gandragolipura lies about 16 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Bhairanayakanahalli, about 6.2 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 Gandragolipura
Nearest railway station Bhairanayakanahalli 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 14 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 14 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 16 km

Villages closest to Gandragolipura

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 Gandragolipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandragolipura village had a population of 402. That makes it the 170th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Gandragolipura village has 199 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandragolipura has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gandragolipura is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandragolipura covers 198.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gandragolipura is Bhairanayakanahalli, about 6.2 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 Gandragolipura.

Gandragolipura 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.

Gandragolipura is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Bhairanayakanahalli is about 6.2 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 14 km away. Doddaballapura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnadevipura (under 2 km), Simpadipura (under 2 km) and Honnavara (under 2 km).

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

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