About Gangiwal Village

Gangiwal is a mid sized village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 724 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangiwal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Hubli
Pincode	580024
Area (hectares)	196.35 hectares
Population	1,432
Male Population	724
Female Population	708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangiwal compares

By the 2011 count Gangiwal is the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 196.35 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gangiwal

Gangiwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangiwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gangiwal from other places

Gangiwal lies about 18 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Unkal, about 6.6 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 Gangiwal
Tehsil headquarters	Hubli	5.2 km
Nearest town	Hubballi	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Unkal	6.6 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	18 km

Villages closest to Gangiwal

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

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Common questions about Gangiwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangiwal village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Gangiwal village has 724 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangiwal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gangiwal is 580024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangiwal covers 196.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangiwal falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangiwal is Unkal, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance for Gangiwal.

Gangiwal is about 18 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangiwal is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Hubli is about 5.2 km away. Hubballi is about 5.2 km away. Unkal is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.