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About Gownicheruvapalli Village

Gownicheruvapalli is a small village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 238 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gownicheruvapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gownicheruvapalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 563146
Area (hectares) 320.41 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 238
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gownicheruvapalli compares

By the 2011 count Gownicheruvapalli is the 166th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 320.41 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 977.

Getting to Gownicheruvapalli

Gownicheruvapalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gownicheruvapalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gownicheruvapalli from other places

Gownicheruvapalli lies about 51 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Dodnatta, about 12 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 Gownicheruvapalli
Nearest railway station Dodnatta 12 km
Nearest town Srīnivāspur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chintamani 17 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 51 km

Villages closest to Gownicheruvapalli

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 Gownicheruvapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gownicheruvapalli village had a population of 486. That makes it the 166th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Gownicheruvapalli village has 238 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gownicheruvapalli has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gownicheruvapalli is 563146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gownicheruvapalli covers 320.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gownicheruvapalli falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gownicheruvapalli is Dodnatta, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Gownicheruvapalli.

Gownicheruvapalli is about 51 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gownicheruvapalli is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Dodnatta is about 12 km away. Srīnivāspur is about 14 km away. Chintamani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodigundlahalli (under 2 km), Korakonahalli (under 2 km) and Muddalahalli (2.6 km).

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

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