About Gangasamudra Village

Gangasamudra is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 924 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangasamudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangasamudra village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Holalkere
Pincode	577536
Area (hectares)	889.63 hectares
Population	1,818
Male Population	924
Female Population	894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangasamudra compares

By the 2011 count Gangasamudra is the 28th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 889.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Gangasamudra

Gangasamudra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangasamudra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangasamudra from other places

Gangasamudra lies about 44 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 2.8 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 Gangasamudra
Nearest railway station	Arabaghatta	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Holalkere	14 km
Nearest town	Hosadurga	20 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	44 km

Villages closest to Gangasamudra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangasamudra village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 28th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Gangasamudra village has 924 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangasamudra has about 968 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Gangasamudra is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangasamudra covers 889.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangasamudra falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangasamudra is Arabaghatta, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangasamudra.

Gangasamudra is about 44 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangasamudra is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Arabaghatta is about 2.8 km away. Holalkere is about 14 km away. Hosadurga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.