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About Ganjigatte Village

Ganjigatte is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 512 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjigatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjigatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577518
Area (hectares) 738.52 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 512
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganjigatte compares

By the 2011 count Ganjigatte is the 68th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 738.52 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Ganjigatte

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

How far is Ganjigatte from other places

Ganjigatte lies about 30 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 2.5 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 Ganjigatte
Nearest railway station Sasalu 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 30 km

Villages closest to Ganjigatte

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.

Common questions about Ganjigatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjigatte village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 68th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Ganjigatte village has 512 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjigatte has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Ganjigatte is 577518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjigatte covers 738.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjigatte falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjigatte is Sasalu, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganjigatte.

Ganjigatte is about 30 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjigatte is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sasalu is about 2.5 km away. Holalkere is about 22 km away. Chitradurga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gyarehalli (under 2 km), Muthugaduru (1.6 km) and Kagalagere (1.9 km).

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

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