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About Garlagunji Village

Garlagunji is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,033, made up of 1,990 males and 2,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1148.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garlagunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garlagunji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591131
Area (hectares) 1148.06 hectares
Population 4,033
Male Population 1,990
Female Population 2,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garlagunji compares

By the 2011 count Garlagunji is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1148.06 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Garlagunji

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

Garlagunji lies about 35 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about under 2 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 Garlagunji
Nearest railway station Gunji under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 12 km
Nearest town Dandeli 33 km
District headquarters Belgaum 35 km

Villages closest to Garlagunji

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 Garlagunji

As per the Census of India 2011, Garlagunji village had a population of 4,033. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Garlagunji village has 1,990 males and 2,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garlagunji has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Garlagunji is 591131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garlagunji covers 1148.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garlagunji falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Garlagunji is Gunji, about under 2 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 village for Garlagunji.

Garlagunji is about 35 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garlagunji is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about under 2 km away. Khanapur is about 12 km away. Dandeli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunji (under 2 km), Sangargali (1.6 km) and Bhalake (2.3 km).

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

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