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About Gurgihalli Village

Gurgihalli is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 15 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurgihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573101
Area (hectares) 249.97 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 15
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurgihalli compares

By the 2011 count Gurgihalli is the 308th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 249.97 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1025.

Getting to Gurgihalli

Gurgihalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurgihalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gurgihalli from other places

Gurgihalli lies about 35 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 12 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 Gurgihalli
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 35 km

Villages closest to Gurgihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgihalli village had a population of 31. That makes it the 308th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Gurgihalli village has 15 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgihalli has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Gurgihalli is 573101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurgihalli covers 249.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurgihalli falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gurgihalli is Sakleshpur, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurgihalli.

Gurgihalli is about 35 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgihalli is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 12 km away. Belur is about 16 km away. Hassan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malasavara (under 2 km), Madenahalli (under 2 km) and Dasagodanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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