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About Ganjigunte Village

Ganjigunte is a mid sized village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 342 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjigunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjigunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Mulbagal
Pincode 563127
Area (hectares) 303.58 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 342
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjigunte compares

By the 2011 count Ganjigunte is the 116th largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 303.58 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ganjigunte

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

Ganjigunte lies about 24 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, 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 Ganjigunte
Tehsil headquarters Mulbagal 7.3 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 18 km
District headquarters Kolar 24 km

Villages closest to Ganjigunte

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 Ganjigunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjigunte village had a population of 646. That makes it the 116th largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Ganjigunte village has 342 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjigunte has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ganjigunte is 563127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjigunte covers 303.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjigunte falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjigunte is Coromandel, 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 <5 km distance for Ganjigunte.

Ganjigunte is about 24 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjigunte is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 7.3 km away. Mulbāgal is about 7.3 km away. Coromandel is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vijalapura (under 2 km), Hosa Nagenahalli (1.6 km) and Cholangunte (1.9 km).

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

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