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About Gonnagar Village

Gonnagar is a large village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,220 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonnagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591130
Area (hectares) 918.06 hectares
Population 2,344
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gonnagar is the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 918.06 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gonnagar

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

Gonnagar lies about 93 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 28 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 Gonnagar
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 8.3 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 28 km
District headquarters Belgaum 93 km

Villages closest to Gonnagar

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 Gonnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonnagar village had a population of 2,344. That makes it the 29th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Gonnagar village has 1,220 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonnagar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gonnagar is 591130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonnagar covers 918.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gonnagar falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gonnagar is Lakhmapur, about 28 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 Gonnagar.

Gonnagar is about 93 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonnagar is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 8.3 km away. Rāmdurg is about 8.3 km away. Lakhmapur 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 Lingadal (under 2 km), Huligoppa (1.5 km) and Hiremulangi (1.8 km).

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

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