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About Gummagol Village

Gummagol is a large village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,861, made up of 1,483 males and 1,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3708.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gummagol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gummagol village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 581201
Area (hectares) 3708.55 hectares
Population 2,861
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gummagol compares

By the 2011 count Gummagol is the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 3708.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gummagol

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

Gummagol lies about 21 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Amargol, about 21 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 Gummagol
Nearest town Saundatti 20 km
Nearest railway station Amargol 21 km
District headquarters Dharwad 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 22 km

Villages closest to Gummagol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gummagol village had a population of 2,861. That makes it the 17th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Gummagol village has 1,483 males and 1,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gummagol has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gummagol is 581201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gummagol covers 3708.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gummagol falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gummagol is Amargol, about 21 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 Gummagol.

Gummagol is about 21 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gummagol is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Saundatti is about 20 km away. Amargol is about 21 km away. Dharwad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morab (under 2 km), Byalal (3.8 km) and Talimorab (3.8 km).

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

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