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About Ganjigere Village

Ganjigere is a small village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 159 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577533
Area (hectares) 385.96 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 159
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjigere compares

By the 2011 count Ganjigere is the 156th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 385.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 957.

Getting to Ganjigere

Ganjigere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganjigere as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ganjigere from other places

Ganjigere lies about 54 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 30 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 Ganjigere
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 12 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 12 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 30 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 54 km

Villages closest to Ganjigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjigere village had a population of 324. That makes it the 156th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Ganjigere village has 159 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjigere has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ganjigere is 577533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjigere covers 385.96 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.

Ganjigere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjigere is Hosadurga Road, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganjigere.

Ganjigere is about 54 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjigere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 12 km away. Hosadurga is about 12 km away. Hosadurga Road 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 Kadlekamasagara (under 2 km), Karehalli (2.3 km) and Chikkatekalavatti Kaval (2.7 km).

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

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