About Gowdanakunte Village

Gowdanakunte 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 523, made up of 264 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowdanakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowdanakunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Tehsil	Dod Ballapur
Pincode	561204
Area (hectares)	299.17 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	264
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowdanakunte compares

By the 2011 count Gowdanakunte is the 141st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 299.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gowdanakunte

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

Gowdanakunte lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 17 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 Gowdanakunte
Nearest railway station	Makalidurga	17 km
Nearest town	Gauribidanur	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dod Ballapur	26 km
District headquarters	Bangalore Rural	34 km

Villages closest to Gowdanakunte

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.

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Common questions about Gowdanakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowdanakunte village had a population of 523. That makes it the 141st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Gowdanakunte village has 264 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowdanakunte has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Gowdanakunte covers 299.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gowdanakunte is Makalidurga, about 17 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 Gowdanakunte.

Gowdanakunte is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowdanakunte is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 17 km away. Gauribidanur is about 24 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.