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About Gannayakanahalli Village

Gannayakanahalli is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 633 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577599, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gannayakanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gannayakanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577599
Area (hectares) 763.49 hectares
Population 1,238
Male Population 633
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gannayakanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gannayakanahalli is the 70th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 763.49 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gannayakanahalli

Gannayakanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gannayakanahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gannayakanahalli from other places

Gannayakanahalli lies about 33 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 26 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 Gannayakanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 7.6 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 33 km

Villages closest to Gannayakanahalli

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.

Common questions about Gannayakanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gannayakanahalli village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 70th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Gannayakanahalli village has 633 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gannayakanahalli has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gannayakanahalli is 577599. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gannayakanahalli covers 763.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gannayakanahalli falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gannayakanahalli is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gannayakanahalli.

Gannayakanahalli is about 33 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gannayakanahalli is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 7.6 km away. Hiriyūr is about 7.6 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Myakalurahalli (2.4 km), Balenahalli (3.3 km) and Metikurke (3.3 km).

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

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