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About Galaginakatti Village

Galaginakatti is a small village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 175 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galaginakatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galaginakatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581119
Area (hectares) 391.29 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 175
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galaginakatti compares

By the 2011 count Galaginakatti is the 119th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 391.29 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Galaginakatti

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

Galaginakatti lies about 52 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 30 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 Galaginakatti
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 22 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 24 km
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 30 km
District headquarters Haveri 52 km

Villages closest to Galaginakatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Galaginakatti village had a population of 335. That makes it the 119th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Galaginakatti village has 175 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galaginakatti has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Galaginakatti is 581119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galaginakatti covers 391.29 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.

Galaginakatti falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Galaginakatti is Chalgeri, about 30 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 Galaginakatti.

Galaginakatti is about 52 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galaginakatti is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 22 km away. Shikaripura is about 24 km away. Chalgeri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maidur (3.0 km), Tadakanahalli (3.1 km) and Chikkabbar (3.3 km).

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

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