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About Ganganarasi Village

Ganganarasi is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,237, made up of 1,173 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganarasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganarasi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577601
Area (hectares) 824.92 hectares
Population 2,237
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganganarasi compares

By the 2011 count Ganganarasi is the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 824.92 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Ganganarasi

Ganganarasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganganarasi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ganganarasi from other places

Ganganarasi lies about 14 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Harihar, about 5.6 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 Ganganarasi
Nearest railway station Harihar 5.6 km
District headquarters Davanagere 14 km

Villages closest to Ganganarasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganarasi village had a population of 2,237. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Ganganarasi village has 1,173 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganarasi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Ganganarasi is 577601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganarasi covers 824.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganganarasi falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganganarasi is Harihar, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance for Ganganarasi.

Ganganarasi is about 14 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganarasi is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 5.6 km away. Davanagere is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaderahalli (under 2 km), Bullapura (3.6 km) and Karalahalli (3.6 km).

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

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