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About Gowdihalli Village

Gowdihalli is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 908 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowdihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowdihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577539
Area (hectares) 821.4 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 908
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Gowdihalli compares

By the 2011 count Gowdihalli is the 27th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 821.4 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Gowdihalli

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

Gowdihalli lies about 42 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 4.0 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 Gowdihalli
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 14 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 18 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 42 km

Villages closest to Gowdihalli

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 Gowdihalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowdihalli village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 27th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Gowdihalli village has 908 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowdihalli has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Gowdihalli is 577539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowdihalli covers 821.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowdihalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gowdihalli is Arabaghatta, about 4.0 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 Gowdihalli.

Gowdihalli is about 42 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowdihalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Arabaghatta is about 4.0 km away. Holalkere is about 14 km away. Hosadurga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondihalli (under 2 km), Jakkanahalli (1.7 km) and Gollarahalli (2.1 km).

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

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