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About Gangawali Village

Gangawali is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 211 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangawali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 291.49 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 211
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangawali compares

By the 2011 count Gangawali is the 153rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 291.49 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gangawali

Gangawali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangawali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gangawali from other places

Gangawali lies about 28 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 4.5 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 Gangawali
Nearest railway station Khanapur 4.5 km
District headquarters Belgaum 28 km
Nearest town Belagavi 28 km

Villages closest to Gangawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangawali village had a population of 419. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Gangawali village has 211 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangawali has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gangawali is 591301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangawali covers 291.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangawali falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangawali is Khanapur, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangawali.

Gangawali is about 28 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangawali is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 4.5 km away. Belgaum is about 28 km away. Belagavi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haruri (under 2 km), Shindholi (under 2 km) and Shedegali (1.8 km).

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

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