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About Gajjaganahalli Village

Gajjaganahalli is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 944 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajjaganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajjaganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577543
Area (hectares) 856.74 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 944
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajjaganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gajjaganahalli is the 64th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 856.74 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gajjaganahalli

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

Gajjaganahalli lies about 36 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 7.7 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 Gajjaganahalli
Nearest railway station Talaku 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 18 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 36 km

Villages closest to Gajjaganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajjaganahalli village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 64th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Gajjaganahalli village has 944 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajjaganahalli has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gajjaganahalli is 577543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajjaganahalli covers 856.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajjaganahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gajjaganahalli is Talaku, about 7.7 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 Gajjaganahalli.

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

Gajjaganahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 7.7 km away. Challakere is about 18 km away. Chitradurga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramasagara (under 2 km), Giddapura (1.7 km) and Thimmappaiahnahalli (2.0 km).

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

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