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About Ganjigunte Village

Ganjigunte is a large village in Sidlaghatta tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,305, made up of 1,162 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjigunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjigunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Sidlaghatta
Pincode 563125
Area (hectares) 479.58 hectares
Population 2,305
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjigunte compares

By the 2011 count Ganjigunte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 479.58 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ganjigunte

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

Ganjigunte lies about 28 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 11 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 Ganjigunte
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 11 km
Nearest town Chintamani 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidlaghatta 17 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 28 km

Villages closest to Ganjigunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjigunte village had a population of 2,305. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Ganjigunte village has 1,162 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjigunte has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Ganjigunte is 563125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjigunte covers 479.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjigunte falls under Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjigunte is Hunasenahalli, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganjigunte.

Ganjigunte is about 28 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjigunte is in Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 11 km away. Chintamani is about 13 km away. Sidlaghatta 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 Devaguttahalli (under 2 km), G Peddanahalli (under 2 km) and T Peddanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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