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About Shro Gangalapur Village

Shro Gangalapur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 405 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shro Gangalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shro Gangalapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583115
Area (hectares) 279.02 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 405
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shro Gangalapur compares

By the 2011 count Shro Gangalapur is the 62nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 279.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Shro Gangalapur

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

Shro Gangalapur lies about 62 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Hosapete Junction, about 6.9 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 Shro Gangalapur
Nearest railway station Hosapete Junction 6.9 km
Nearest town Hosapete 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 34 km
District headquarters Bellary 62 km

Villages closest to Shro Gangalapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandur 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 Shro Gangalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shro Gangalapur village had a population of 736. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Shro Gangalapur village has 405 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shro Gangalapur has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Shro Gangalapur is 583115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shro Gangalapur covers 279.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shro Gangalapur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shro Gangalapur is Hosapete Junction, about 6.9 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 Shro Gangalapur.

Shro Gangalapur is about 62 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shro Gangalapur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Hosapete Junction is about 6.9 km away. Hosapete is about 8.8 km away. Sandur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thimlapur (7.2 km), Sankarapur (10 km) and Malapur (12 km).

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

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