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About Giddanakatte Village

Giddanakatte is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 525 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giddanakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giddanakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 449.37 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 525
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giddanakatte compares

By the 2011 count Giddanakatte is the 62nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 449.37 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Giddanakatte

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

How far is Giddanakatte from other places

Giddanakatte lies about 41 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 34 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 Giddanakatte
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Chitradurga 34 km
Nearest town Kottūru 35 km
District headquarters Davanagere 41 km

Villages closest to Giddanakatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Giddanakatte village had a population of 991. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Giddanakatte village has 525 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giddanakatte has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Giddanakatte is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giddanakatte covers 449.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Giddanakatte falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Giddanakatte is Chitradurga, about 34 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 village for Giddanakatte.

Giddanakatte is about 41 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giddanakatte is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 3.5 km away. Chitradurga is about 34 km away. Kottūru is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rastemachikere (2.1 km), Chikkammanahatti (2.3 km) and Kanakuppe (3.2 km).

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

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