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About Golthamajal Village

Golthamajal is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,377, made up of 3,256 males and 3,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golthamajal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golthamajal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574222
Area (hectares) 595.39 hectares
Population 6,377
Male Population 3,256
Female Population 3,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golthamajal compares

By the 2011 count Golthamajal is the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 595.39 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Golthamajal

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

Golthamajal lies about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, 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 Golthamajal
Nearest railway station Kalladaka under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 7.0 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 7.0 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 19 km

Villages closest to Golthamajal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golthamajal village had a population of 6,377. That makes it the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Golthamajal village has 3,256 males and 3,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golthamajal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Golthamajal is 574222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golthamajal covers 595.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golthamajal falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Golthamajal is Kalladaka, about under 2 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 village for Golthamajal.

Golthamajal is about 19 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golthamajal is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about under 2 km away. Bantval is about 7.0 km away. Bantvāl is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bolanthuru (2.4 km), Shambhoor (4.2 km) and Balthila (4.5 km).

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

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