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About Ganganhal Village

Ganganhal is a mid sized village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 498 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583278, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583278
Area (hectares) 564.53 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 498
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganganhal compares

By the 2011 count Ganganhal is the 97th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 564.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ganganhal

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

Ganganhal lies about 47 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, 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 Ganganhal
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 13 km
District headquarters Koppal 47 km

Villages closest to Ganganhal

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 Ganganhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganhal village had a population of 998. That makes it the 97th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Ganganhal village has 498 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganhal has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ganganhal is 583278. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganhal covers 564.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganganhal falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganganhal is Linganabandi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganganhal.

Ganganhal is about 47 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganhal is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Kushtagi is about 7.7 km away. Linganabandi is about 13 km away. Koppal is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumgeri (under 2 km), Hiremannapur (2.1 km) and Nagarhal (4.3 km).

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

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