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About Gangur Village

Gangur is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 421 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577129
Area (hectares) 628.19 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 421
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangur compares

By the 2011 count Gangur is the 66th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 628.19 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, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gangur

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

Gangur lies about 59 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, 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 Gangur
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 12 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 15 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 59 km

Villages closest to Gangur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangur village had a population of 860. That makes it the 66th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Gangur village has 421 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gangur is 577129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangur covers 628.19 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.

Gangur falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangur is Masarahalli, 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 Gangur.

Gangur is about 59 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangur is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Masarahalli is about 12 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 14 km away. Tarikere is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivapura (8.1 km), Baramanahalli (9.3 km) and Brahmanahalli (9.3 km).

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

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