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About Gajaminhal Village

Gajaminhal is a mid sized village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 800 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajaminhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajaminhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591121
Area (hectares) 450.63 hectares
Population 1,602
Male Population 800
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajaminhal compares

By the 2011 count Gajaminhal is the 73rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 450.63 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gajaminhal

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

Gajaminhal lies about 33 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Suldhal, about 12 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 Gajaminhal
Nearest railway station Suldhal 12 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 19 km
District headquarters Belgaum 33 km

Villages closest to Gajaminhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajaminhal village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Gajaminhal village has 800 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajaminhal has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gajaminhal is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajaminhal covers 450.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajaminhal falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gajaminhal is Suldhal, about 12 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 Gajaminhal.

Gajaminhal is about 33 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajaminhal is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Suldhal is about 12 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 18 km away. Sampgaon 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 Sunakumpi (3.2 km), Vannur (3.3 km) and Kalkuppi (5.1 km).

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

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