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About Ghatakanur Village

Ghatakanur is a mid sized village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 860 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatakanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatakanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591127
Area (hectares) 757.01 hectares
Population 1,686
Male Population 860
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatakanur compares

By the 2011 count Ghatakanur is the 50th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 757.01 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ghatakanur

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

How far is Ghatakanur from other places

Ghatakanur lies about 89 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 29 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 Ghatakanur
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 3.4 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 29 km
District headquarters Belgaum 89 km

Villages closest to Ghatakanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatakanur village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 50th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Ghatakanur village has 860 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatakanur has about 960 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Ghatakanur is 591127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatakanur covers 757.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatakanur falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ghatakanur is Kajjidoni, about 29 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 village for Ghatakanur.

Ghatakanur is about 89 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatakanur is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 3.4 km away. Rāmdurg is about 3.4 km away. Kajjidoni is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchakhandi (under 2 km), Kolachi (under 2 km) and Halagatti (1.5 km).

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

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