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About Gajiginahal Village

Gajiginahal is a mid sized village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 370 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajiginahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajiginahal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Siruguppa
Pincode 583129
Area (hectares) 540.06 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 370
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajiginahal compares

By the 2011 count Gajiginahal is the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 540.06 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1009.

Getting to Gajiginahal

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

Gajiginahal lies about 59 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Sindhanur, about 21 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 Gajiginahal
Tehsil headquarters Siruguppa 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Sindhanur 21 km
District headquarters Bellary 59 km

Villages closest to Gajiginahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajiginahal village had a population of 769. That makes it the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Gajiginahal village has 370 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajiginahal has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gajiginahal is 583129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajiginahal covers 540.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajiginahal falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gajiginahal is Sindhanur, about 21 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 Gajiginahal.

Gajiginahal is about 59 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajiginahal is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Siruguppa is about 7.6 km away. Sindhanur is about 21 km away. Bellary is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagalapura (1.8 km), Kuruvalli (2.3 km) and Karchiganur (2.5 km).

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

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