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About Gonahal Village

Gonahal is a small village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1458.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonahal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hospet
Pincode 583220
Area (hectares) 1458.8 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonahal compares

By the 2011 count Gonahal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 1458.8 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gonahal

Gonahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gonahal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gonahal from other places

Gonahal lies about 35 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Gadiganuru, 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 Gonahal
Nearest railway station Gadiganuru under 2 km
Nearest town Kurikuppi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hospet 24 km
District headquarters Bellary 35 km

Villages closest to Gonahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonahal village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Gonahal village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonahal has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Gonahal is 583220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonahal covers 1458.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gonahal falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gonahal is Gadiganuru, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gonahal.

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

Gonahal is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Gadiganuru is about under 2 km away. Kurikuppi is about 4.1 km away. Hospet is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buvvanahalli (under 2 km), Gadiganur (1.6 km) and Kottiginahal (3.1 km).

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

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