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About Gandhi Nagar Village

Gandhi Nagar is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 388 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhi Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhi Nagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573112
Area (hectares) 56.06 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 388
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhi Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhi Nagar is the 103rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 56.06 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gandhi Nagar

Gandhi Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhi Nagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhi Nagar from other places

Gandhi Nagar lies about 43 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 6.2 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 Gandhi Nagar
Nearest railway station Banavar 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 9.8 km
District headquarters Hassan 43 km

Villages closest to Gandhi Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsikere 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 Gandhi Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhi Nagar village had a population of 784. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Gandhi Nagar village has 388 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhi Nagar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gandhi Nagar is 573112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhi Nagar covers 56.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhi Nagar falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gandhi Nagar is Banavar, about 6.2 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 village for Gandhi Nagar.

Gandhi Nagar is about 43 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhi Nagar is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 6.2 km away. Arsikere is about 9.8 km away. Hassan is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaluvanahalli (1.5 km), Byragondanahalli (1.7 km) and Kurubarahalli (2.0 km).

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

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