About Guilalu Village

Guilalu is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 460 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guilalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guilalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577558
Area (hectares)	1182.89 hectares
Population	916
Male Population	460
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Guilalu compares

By the 2011 count Guilalu is the 91st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1182.89 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Guilalu

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

Guilalu lies about 26 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, 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 Guilalu
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	13 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	13 km
Nearest railway station	Doddasiddavanhalli	20 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	26 km

Villages closest to Guilalu

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 Guilalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Guilalu village had a population of 916. That makes it the 91st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Guilalu village has 460 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guilalu has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Guilalu is 577558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guilalu covers 1182.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guilalu falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Guilalu is Doddasiddavanhalli, 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 10+ km distance for Guilalu.

Guilalu is about 26 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guilalu is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 13 km away. Hiriyūr is about 13 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.