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About Gangasandra Village

Gangasandra is a mid sized village in Bangalore South tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 408 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore South
Pincode 560060
Area (hectares) 166.95 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 408
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangasandra compares

By the 2011 count Gangasandra is the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents. Its 166.95 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gangasandra

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

How far is Gangasandra from other places

Gangasandra lies about 19 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Silk Institute, about 5.6 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 Gangasandra
Nearest railway station Silk Institute 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore South 19 km
District headquarters Bangalore 19 km
Nearest town Bengaluru 19 km

Villages closest to Gangasandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore South 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 Gangasandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangasandra village had a population of 781. That makes it the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents.

Gangasandra village has 408 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangasandra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Gangasandra is 560060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangasandra covers 166.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangasandra falls under Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangasandra is Silk Institute, about 5.6 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 km distance for Gangasandra.

Gangasandra is about 19 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangasandra is in Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district. Silk Institute is about 5.6 km away. Bangalore South is about 19 km away. Bangalore is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devagere (2.5 km), Vasanthanahalli (2.7 km) and Gudimavu (3.5 km).

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

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