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About Gandhinagar Village

Gandhinagar is a mid sized village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 503 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhinagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585324
Area (hectares) 651.23 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 503
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhinagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhinagar is the 89th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 651.23 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gandhinagar

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

Gandhinagar lies about 54 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Margutti, about 28 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 Gandhinagar
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 15 km
Nearest railway station Margutti 28 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 54 km

Villages closest to Gandhinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhinagar village had a population of 989. That makes it the 89th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Gandhinagar village has 503 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhinagar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gandhinagar is 585324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhinagar covers 651.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhinagar falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gandhinagar is Margutti, about 28 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 Gandhinagar.

Gandhinagar is about 54 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhinagar is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Chincholi is about 15 km away. Margutti is about 28 km away. Gulbarga is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimmanchod (1.6 km), Gurampalli (1.8 km) and Nagarhal (2.6 km).

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

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