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About Gosikere Kaval Village

Gosikere Kaval is a small village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 88 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 670 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosikere Kaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosikere Kaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577538
Area (hectares) 954.86 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 88
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 670
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosikere Kaval compares

By the 2011 count Gosikere Kaval is the 165th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 954.86 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gosikere Kaval

Gosikere Kaval is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosikere Kaval as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosikere Kaval from other places

Gosikere Kaval lies about 45 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 20 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 Gosikere Kaval
Nearest railway station Challakere 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 45 km

Villages closest to Gosikere Kaval

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 Gosikere Kaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosikere Kaval village had a population of 147. That makes it the 165th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Gosikere Kaval village has 88 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosikere Kaval has about 670 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gosikere Kaval is 577538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosikere Kaval covers 954.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gosikere Kaval falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gosikere Kaval is Challakere, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gosikere Kaval.

Gosikere Kaval is about 45 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosikere Kaval is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 20 km away. Chitradurga is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosikere (under 2 km), Vaderahalli (1.9 km) and Obalapura (2.7 km).

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

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