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About Gummakal Village

Gummakal is a mid sized village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 578 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gummakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gummakal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Mulbagal
Pincode 563132
Area (hectares) 325.65 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 578
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gummakal compares

By the 2011 count Gummakal is the 32nd largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 325.65 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gummakal

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

Gummakal lies about 40 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 33 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 Gummakal
Tehsil headquarters Mulbagal 12 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 12 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 33 km
District headquarters Kolar 40 km

Villages closest to Gummakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gummakal village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Gummakal village has 578 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gummakal has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gummakal is 563132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gummakal covers 325.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gummakal falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gummakal is Coromandel, about 33 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 Gummakal.

Gummakal is about 40 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gummakal is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 12 km away. Mulbāgal is about 12 km away. Coromandel is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nernahalli (under 2 km), Yadahalli (under 2 km) and Yadapalli (under 2 km).

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

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