About Ganagalu Village

Ganagalu is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 233 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganagalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganagalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Tehsil	Hosakote
Pincode	562114
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	233
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganagalu compares

By the 2011 count Ganagalu is the 162nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ganagalu

Ganagalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganagalu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganagalu from other places

Ganagalu lies about 31 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Whitefield, about 7.3 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 Ganagalu
Tehsil headquarters	Hosakote	2.3 km
Nearest town	Hoskote	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Whitefield	7.3 km
District headquarters	Bangalore Rural	31 km

Villages closest to Ganagalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosakote 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 Ganagalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganagalu village had a population of 470. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Ganagalu village has 233 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganagalu has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ganagalu is 562114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganagalu covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganagalu falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganagalu is Whitefield, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ganagalu.

Ganagalu 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.

Ganagalu is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Hosakote is about 2.3 km away. Hoskote is about 2.3 km away. Whitefield is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.