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About Garudagallu Village

Garudagallu is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 117 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garudagallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garudagallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 164.46 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 117
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garudagallu compares

By the 2011 count Garudagallu is the 211th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 164.46 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Garudagallu

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

Garudagallu lies about 31 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 18 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 Garudagallu
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 24 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 24 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 31 km

Villages closest to Garudagallu

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 Garudagallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Garudagallu village had a population of 239. That makes it the 211th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Garudagallu village has 117 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garudagallu has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Garudagallu covers 164.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Garudagallu is Makalidurga, about 18 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 km distance for Garudagallu.

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

Garudagallu is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 18 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 24 km away. Doddaballapura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singenahalli (1.6 km), Buchanahalli (3.2 km) and Sasalu (4.0 km).

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

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