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About Gunavanthe Village

Gunavanthe is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 487 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1415.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunavanthe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunavanthe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577124
Area (hectares) 1415.64 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 487
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunavanthe compares

By the 2011 count Gunavanthe is the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1415.64 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Gunavanthe

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

Gunavanthe lies about 53 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 47 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 Gunavanthe
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 4.6 km
Nearest town Someshwar 33 km
Nearest railway station Shivamogga - SME 47 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 53 km

Villages closest to Gunavanthe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunavanthe village had a population of 973. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Gunavanthe village has 487 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunavanthe has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gunavanthe is 577124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunavanthe covers 1415.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunavanthe falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gunavanthe is Shivamogga - SME, about 47 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 Gunavanthe.

Gunavanthe is about 53 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunavanthe is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 4.6 km away. Someshwar is about 33 km away. Shivamogga - SME is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesave (2.4 km), Kumbarkoppa (2.8 km) and Thammadavalli (2.9 km).

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

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