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About Ganagur Village

Ganagur is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 352 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganagur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganagur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 417.1 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 352
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganagur compares

By the 2011 count Ganagur is the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 417.1 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Ganagur

Ganagur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganagur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ganagur from other places

Ganagur lies about 30 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 34 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 Ganagur
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 6.7 km
Nearest town Madikeri 28 km
District headquarters Kodagu 30 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 34 km

Villages closest to Ganagur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganagur village had a population of 692. That makes it the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Ganagur village has 352 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganagur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Ganagur is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganagur covers 417.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganagur falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganagur is Kadagaravalli, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganagur.

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

Ganagur is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 6.7 km away. Madikeri is about 28 km away. Kodagu 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 Doddakanagalu (2.2 km), Gonimarur (2.5 km) and Doddamolathe (3.8 km).

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

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