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About Goguddu Village

Goguddu is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 495 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goguddu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goguddu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 484.27 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 495
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goguddu compares

By the 2011 count Goguddu is the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 484.27 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Goguddu

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

Goguddu lies about 48 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, 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 Goguddu
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Bommagundanakere 34 km
Nearest town Kottūru 34 km
District headquarters Davanagere 48 km

Villages closest to Goguddu

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 Goguddu

As per the Census of India 2011, Goguddu village had a population of 941. That makes it the 66th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Goguddu village has 495 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goguddu has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

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

Goguddu covers 484.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goguddu falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Goguddu is Bommagundanakere, 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 <5 km distance for Goguddu.

Goguddu is about 48 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goguddu is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 4.8 km away. Bommagundanakere is about 34 km away. Kottūru is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanthapura (under 2 km), Kasavanahalli (under 2 km) and Uddagatta (2.5 km).

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

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