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About Gedlehalli Village

Gedlehalli is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 219 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gedlehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedlehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577140
Area (hectares) 319.01 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 219
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gedlehalli compares

By the 2011 count Gedlehalli is the 157th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 319.01 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gedlehalli

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

Gedlehalli lies about 36 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Ballekere, about 2.9 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 Gedlehalli
Nearest railway station Ballekere 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 6.1 km
Nearest town Kadūr 6.1 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 36 km

Villages closest to Gedlehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedlehalli village had a population of 440. That makes it the 157th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Gedlehalli village has 219 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedlehalli has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gedlehalli is 577140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gedlehalli covers 319.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gedlehalli falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gedlehalli is Ballekere, about 2.9 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 Gedlehalli.

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

Gedlehalli is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Ballekere is about 2.9 km away. Kadur is about 6.1 km away. Kadūr is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanahalli (1.6 km), Tangli (2.3 km) and Ballekere (2.4 km).

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

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