About Gajiga Village

Gajiga is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 466 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajiga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajiga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Tehsil	Bangarapet
Pincode	563114
Area (hectares)	413.94 hectares
Population	899
Male Population	466
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajiga compares

By the 2011 count Gajiga is the 72nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 413.94 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gajiga

Gajiga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajiga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajiga from other places

Gajiga lies about 22 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Varadapura, about 4.4 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 Gajiga
Nearest railway station	Varadapura	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangarapet	6.1 km
District headquarters	Kolar	22 km

Villages closest to Gajiga

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

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Common questions about Gajiga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajiga village had a population of 899. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Gajiga village has 466 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajiga has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gajiga is 563114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajiga covers 413.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajiga falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gajiga is Varadapura, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gajiga.

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

Gajiga is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Varadapura is about 4.4 km away. Bangarapet is about 6.1 km away. Kolar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.