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About Gurunahalli Village

Gurunahalli is a large village in Kundgol tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,232, made up of 1,158 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurunahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurunahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kundgol
Pincode 581212
Area (hectares) 461.48 hectares
Population 2,232
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurunahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gurunahalli is the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 461.48 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gurunahalli

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

Gurunahalli lies about 40 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 13 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 Gurunahalli
Nearest railway station Saunshi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundgol 14 km
Nearest town Shiggaon 17 km
District headquarters Dharwad 40 km

Villages closest to Gurunahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurunahalli village had a population of 2,232. That makes it the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Gurunahalli village has 1,158 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurunahalli has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gurunahalli is 581212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurunahalli covers 461.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurunahalli falls under Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gurunahalli is Saunshi, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Gurunahalli.

Gurunahalli is about 40 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurunahalli is in Kundgol tehsil of Dharwad district. Saunshi is about 13 km away. Kundgol is about 14 km away. Shiggaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vithalapur (2.3 km), Malali (2.6 km) and Kunkur (2.7 km).

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

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