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About Gowdagere Village

Gowdagere is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 705 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowdagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowdagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577536
Area (hectares) 672.04 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 705
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowdagere compares

By the 2011 count Gowdagere is the 96th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 672.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gowdagere

Gowdagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gowdagere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gorlakatte, Gorlathu, Gosikere and Gosikere Kaval. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gowdagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowdagere village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 96th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Gowdagere village has 705 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowdagere has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gowdagere is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowdagere covers 672.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowdagere falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gowdagere notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gowdagere.

Gowdagere is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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