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About Gajalavarahalli Village

Gajalavarahalli is a mid sized village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 277 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajalavarahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajalavarahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 563159
Area (hectares) 135.91 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 277
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajalavarahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gajalavarahalli is the 150th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 135.91 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 977.

Getting to Gajalavarahalli

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

Gajalavarahalli lies about 29 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 17 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 Gajalavarahalli
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chintamani 20 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 29 km

Villages closest to Gajalavarahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajalavarahalli village had a population of 523. That makes it the 150th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Gajalavarahalli village has 277 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajalavarahalli has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gajalavarahalli is 563159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajalavarahalli covers 135.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajalavarahalli falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gajalavarahalli is Hunasenahalli, about 17 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 Gajalavarahalli.

Gajalavarahalli is about 29 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajalavarahalli is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 17 km away. Chintamani is about 20 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korlaparthi (under 2 km), Devaganahalli (under 2 km) and Maniyaramuddalahalli (2.4 km).

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

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