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About Ganjigatti Village

Ganjigatti is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 835 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjigatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjigatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581205
Area (hectares) 360.74 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 835
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjigatti compares

By the 2011 count Ganjigatti is the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 360.74 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ganjigatti

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

Ganjigatti lies about 30 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 18 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 Ganjigatti
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Gudageri 18 km
District headquarters Haveri 30 km

Villages closest to Ganjigatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjigatti village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Ganjigatti village has 835 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjigatti has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ganjigatti is 581205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjigatti covers 360.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjigatti falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjigatti is Gudageri, about 18 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 Ganjigatti.

Ganjigatti is about 30 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjigatti is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 2.5 km away. Gudageri is about 18 km away. Haveri 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 Mugali (2.1 km), Bannikoppa (2.2 km) and Shiggaon (2.5 km).

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

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