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About Gowrapura Village

Gowrapura is a small village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 170 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowrapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowrapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 129.43 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 170
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gowrapura compares

By the 2011 count Gowrapura is the 151st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 129.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gowrapura

Gowrapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gowrapura 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gowrapura from other places

Gowrapura lies about 39 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dobaspet, about 6.4 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 Gowrapura
Nearest railway station Dobaspet 6.4 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 39 km

Villages closest to Gowrapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowrapura village had a population of 305. That makes it the 151st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Gowrapura village has 170 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowrapura has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gowrapura is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowrapura covers 129.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowrapura falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gowrapura is Dobaspet, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gowrapura.

Gowrapura is about 39 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowrapura is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dobaspet is about 6.4 km away. Tumkūr is about 21 km away. Nelamangala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangenapura (under 2 km), Shivagange (1.9 km) and Sripathihalli (2.1 km).

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

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