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About Gundimadu Village

Gundimadu is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 910 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundimadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundimadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 782.83 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 910
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundimadu compares

By the 2011 count Gundimadu is the 31st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 782.83 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Gundimadu

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

How far is Gundimadu from other places

Gundimadu lies about 36 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about under 2 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 Gundimadu
Nearest railway station Holalkere under 2 km
Nearest town Channagiri 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 36 km

Villages closest to Gundimadu

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 Gundimadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundimadu village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 31st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Gundimadu village has 910 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundimadu has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Gundimadu is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundimadu covers 782.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gundimadu falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gundimadu is Holalkere, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gundimadu.

Gundimadu is about 36 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundimadu is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about under 2 km away. Channagiri is about 22 km away. Chitradurga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunugali (2.0 km), Punajur (2.0 km) and Shivapura (3.0 km).

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

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