About Gosikere Village

Gosikere is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 806 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577538
Area (hectares)	488.18 hectares
Population	1,613
Male Population	806
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosikere compares

By the 2011 count Gosikere is the 77th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 488.18 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gosikere

Gosikere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gosikere 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosikere from other places

Gosikere 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
Nearest railway station	Challakere	20 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	45 km

Villages closest to Gosikere

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.

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Common questions about Gosikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosikere village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 77th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Gosikere village has 806 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosikere has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Gosikere covers 488.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosikere falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gosikere 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gosikere.

Gosikere 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 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.