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About Gurusiddapura Village

Gurusiddapura is a large village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,444 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2288.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurusiddapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurusiddapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577513
Area (hectares) 2288.31 hectares
Population 2,849
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurusiddapura compares

By the 2011 count Gurusiddapura is the 9th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 2288.31 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Gurusiddapura

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

Gurusiddapura lies about 36 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bennihalli, about 16 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 Gurusiddapura
Nearest railway station Bennihalli 16 km
Nearest town Kottūru 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 22 km
District headquarters Davanagere 36 km

Villages closest to Gurusiddapura

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 Gurusiddapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurusiddapura village had a population of 2,849. That makes it the 9th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Gurusiddapura village has 1,444 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurusiddapura has about 973 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 Gurusiddapura is 577513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurusiddapura covers 2288.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurusiddapura falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gurusiddapura is Bennihalli, about 16 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 Gurusiddapura.

Gurusiddapura is about 36 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurusiddapura is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Bennihalli is about 16 km away. Kottūru is about 18 km away. Jagalur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadanakatte (3.0 km), Magadi (3.3 km) and Venkatapura (4.9 km).

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

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