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About Goguddu Village

Goguddu is a small village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 199 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goguddu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goguddu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577558
Area (hectares) 972.93 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 199
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goguddu compares

By the 2011 count Goguddu is the 128th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 972.93 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Goguddu

Goguddu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goguddu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Goguddu from other places

Goguddu lies about 25 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 22 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 Goguddu
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 18 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 18 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 25 km

Villages closest to Goguddu

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 Goguddu

As per the Census of India 2011, Goguddu village had a population of 392. That makes it the 128th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Goguddu village has 199 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goguddu has about 970 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 Goguddu is 577558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goguddu covers 972.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goguddu falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Goguddu is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 22 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 km distance for Goguddu.

Goguddu is about 25 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goguddu is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 18 km away. Hiriyūr is about 18 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelakurnahalli (6.2 km), Bharamapura (6.5 km) and Adiralu (7.6 km).

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

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