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About Garjanhal Village

Garjanhal is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 830 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garjanhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garjanhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583279
Area (hectares) 834.64 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 830
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garjanhal compares

By the 2011 count Garjanhal is the 54th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 834.64 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Garjanhal

Garjanhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garjanhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garjanhal from other places

Garjanhal lies about 60 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 30 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 Garjanhal
Nearest town Mudgal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 25 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 30 km
District headquarters Koppal 60 km

Villages closest to Garjanhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garjanhal village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 54th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Garjanhal village has 830 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garjanhal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Garjanhal is 583279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garjanhal covers 834.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garjanhal falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Garjanhal is Linganabandi, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Garjanhal.

Garjanhal is about 60 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garjanhal is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Mudgal is about 20 km away. Kushtagi is about 25 km away. Linganabandi 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 Umlirampur (3.2 km), Kilarhatti (3.2 km) and Hagaldhal (4.5 km).

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

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