About Gosabalu Village

Gosabalu is a large village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,337, made up of 1,172 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1116.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosabalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosabalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Siruguppa
Pincode	583114
Area (hectares)	1116.17 hectares
Population	2,337
Male Population	1,172
Female Population	1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosabalu compares

By the 2011 count Gosabalu is the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 1116.17 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gosabalu

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

Gosabalu lies about 36 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Siddapur, about 34 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 Gosabalu
Nearest town	Tekkalakote	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siruguppa	20 km
Nearest railway station	Siddapur	34 km
District headquarters	Bellary	36 km

Villages closest to Gosabalu

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.

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Common questions about Gosabalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosabalu village had a population of 2,337. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Gosabalu village has 1,172 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosabalu has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gosabalu is 583114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosabalu covers 1116.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosabalu falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gosabalu is Siddapur, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Gosabalu.

Gosabalu is about 36 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosabalu is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 11 km away. Siruguppa is about 20 km away. Siddapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.