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About Gundegala Village

Gundegala is a mid sized village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 792 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundegala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundegala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571440
Area (hectares) 404.06 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 792
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundegala compares

By the 2011 count Gundegala is the 61st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 404.06 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gundegala

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

Gundegala lies about 5.1 km from Kollegal, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 36 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 Gundegala
Tehsil headquarters Kollegal 5.1 km
Nearest town Kollegāl 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 36 km

Villages closest to Gundegala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundegala village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 61st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Gundegala village has 792 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundegala has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gundegala is 571440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundegala covers 404.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gundegala falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gundegala is Chamarajanagar, about 36 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 Gundegala.

Gundegala is about 5.1 km from Kollegal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundegala is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegal is about 5.1 km away. Kollegāl is about 5.1 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinakanahalli (under 2 km), Arepalya (1.6 km) and Arepalya Beat (1.6 km).

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

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