About Gandhal Village

Gandhal is a large village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,238, made up of 1,664 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1664.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Yelbarga
Pincode	583277
Area (hectares)	1664.16 hectares
Population	3,238
Male Population	1,664
Female Population	1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhal compares

By the 2011 count Gandhal is the 17th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1664.16 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 979.

Getting to Gandhal

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

Gandhal lies about 62 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 28 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 Gandhal
Nearest town	Gajendragarh	15 km
Nearest railway station	Linganabandi	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Yelbarga	29 km
District headquarters	Koppal	62 km

Villages closest to Gandhal

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

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Common questions about Gandhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhal village had a population of 3,238. That makes it the 17th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Gandhal village has 1,664 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhal has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gandhal is 583277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhal covers 1664.16 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.

Gandhal falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gandhal is Linganabandi, about 28 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 Gandhal.

Gandhal is about 62 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhal is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Gajendragarh is about 15 km away. Linganabandi is about 28 km away. Yelbarga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.