About Ganjalagunte Village

Ganjalagunte is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 401 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjalagunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjalagunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577511
Area (hectares)	857.99 hectares
Population	774
Male Population	401
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjalagunte compares

By the 2011 count Ganjalagunte is the 105th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 857.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ganjalagunte

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

Ganjalagunte lies about 45 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 39 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 Ganjalagunte
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	6.8 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Doddasiddavanhalli	39 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	45 km

Villages closest to Ganjalagunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjalagunte village had a population of 774. That makes it the 105th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Ganjalagunte village has 401 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjalagunte has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ganjalagunte is 577511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjalagunte covers 857.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjalagunte falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjalagunte is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 39 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 Ganjalagunte.

Ganjalagunte 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.

Ganjalagunte is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 6.8 km away. Hiriyūr is about 6.8 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.