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About Ganiganahalli Village

Ganiganahalli is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 288 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563139
Area (hectares) 274.54 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 288
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Ganiganahalli is the 135th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 274.54 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ganiganahalli

Ganiganahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganiganahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ganiganahalli from other places

Ganiganahalli lies about 31 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about 13 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 Ganiganahalli
Nearest railway station Kamasamudram 13 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 22 km
District headquarters Kolar 31 km

Villages closest to Ganiganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiganahalli village had a population of 541. That makes it the 135th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Ganiganahalli village has 288 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiganahalli has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ganiganahalli is 563139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiganahalli covers 274.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganiganahalli falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganiganahalli is Kamasamudram, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Ganiganahalli.

Ganiganahalli is about 31 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiganahalli is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Kamasamudram is about 13 km away. Bangarapet is about 18 km away. Malur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palya (under 2 km), Kondanahalli (under 2 km) and Nidamakanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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