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About Ghalapuji Village

Ghalapuji is a large village in Byadgi tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,094 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalapuji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalapuji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Byadgi
Pincode 581120
Area (hectares) 790.47 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghalapuji compares

By the 2011 count Ghalapuji is the 17th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 790.47 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ghalapuji

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

Ghalapuji lies about 22 km from Haveri. 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 Ghalapuji
Nearest town Hāngal 21 km
District headquarters Haveri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Byadgi 24 km

Villages closest to Ghalapuji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalapuji village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 17th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Ghalapuji village has 1,094 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalapuji has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ghalapuji is 581120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalapuji covers 790.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalapuji falls under Byadgi tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Ghalapuji notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghalapuji.

Ghalapuji is about 22 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalapuji is in Byadgi tehsil of Haveri district. Hāngal is about 21 km away. Haveri is about 22 km away. Byadgi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dummihal (2.2 km), Attikatti (2.9 km) and Chikkabasur (3.5 km).

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

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