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About Gumgol Village

Gumgol is a mid sized village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 297 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumgol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumgol village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Mundargi
Pincode 582118
Area (hectares) 656.54 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 297
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumgol compares

By the 2011 count Gumgol is the 46th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 656.54 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gumgol

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

Gumgol lies about 48 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Harapanahalli, 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 Gumgol
Nearest town Hadagalli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundargi 20 km
Nearest railway station Harapanahalli 34 km
District headquarters Gadag 48 km

Villages closest to Gumgol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumgol village had a population of 598. That makes it the 46th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gumgol village has 297 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumgol has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gumgol is 582118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumgol covers 656.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumgol falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gumgol is Harapanahalli, 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 10+ km distance for Gumgol.

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

Gumgol is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Hadagalli is about 12 km away. Mundargi is about 20 km away. Harapanahalli 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 Hammigi (1.6 km), Bidarahalli (4.2 km) and Mundawad (4.4 km).

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

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