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About Gantyapura Village

Gantyapura is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 779 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantyapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantyapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577217
Area (hectares) 506.46 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 779
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gantyapura compares

By the 2011 count Gantyapura is the 58th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 506.46 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 982.

Getting to Gantyapura

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

How far is Gantyapura from other places

Gantyapura lies about 33 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Tolahunse, about 31 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 Gantyapura
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 8.2 km
Nearest town Harihar 31 km
Nearest railway station Tolahunse 31 km
District headquarters Davanagere 33 km

Villages closest to Gantyapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantyapura village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 58th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Gantyapura village has 779 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantyapura has about 995 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Gantyapura is 577217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantyapura covers 506.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gantyapura falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gantyapura is Tolahunse, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gantyapura.

Gantyapura is about 33 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantyapura is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 8.2 km away. Harihar is about 31 km away. Tolahunse is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singatagere (under 2 km), Tharaganahalli (1.5 km) and Anjaneyapura (2.2 km).

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

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