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About Gerahalli Village

Gerahalli is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 40 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562112
Area (hectares) 57.24 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 40
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gerahalli is the 233rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 57.24 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 950.

Getting to Gerahalli

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

Gerahalli lies about 42 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 15 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 Gerahalli
Nearest town Mālūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Malur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 17 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 42 km

Villages closest to Gerahalli

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.

Common questions about Gerahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerahalli village had a population of 85. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Gerahalli village has 40 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerahalli has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gerahalli is 562112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerahalli covers 57.24 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Gerahalli is Malur, about 15 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 Gerahalli.

Gerahalli is about 42 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerahalli is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Mālūr is about 14 km away. Malur is about 15 km away. Hosakote is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalappanahalli (1.5 km), Banamakanahalli (1.7 km) and Thavarekere (2.2 km).

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

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