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About Galihalli Village

Galihalli is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 341 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577221
Area (hectares) 280.18 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 341
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galihalli compares

By the 2011 count Galihalli is the 133rd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 280.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Galihalli

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

Galihalli lies about 46 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 27 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 Galihalli
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 27 km
District headquarters Davanagere 46 km

Villages closest to Galihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galihalli village had a population of 680. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Galihalli village has 341 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galihalli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Galihalli is 577221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galihalli covers 280.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Galihalli falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Galihalli is Nulenuru, about 27 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 Galihalli.

Galihalli is about 46 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galihalli is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 6.5 km away. Nulenuru is about 27 km away. Davanagere is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belavanthanahalli (under 2 km), Thimlapura (under 2 km) and Byranahalli (2.1 km).

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

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