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About Gavarhal Village

Gavarhal is a mid sized village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 445 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavarhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavarhal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583232
Area (hectares) 796.82 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 445
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavarhal compares

By the 2011 count Gavarhal is the 105th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 796.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gavarhal

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

Gavarhal lies about 20 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Talakal, about 9.1 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 Gavarhal
Nearest railway station Talakal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 16 km
District headquarters Koppal 20 km

Villages closest to Gavarhal

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.

Common questions about Gavarhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavarhal village had a population of 847. That makes it the 105th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Gavarhal village has 445 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavarhal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gavarhal is 583232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavarhal covers 796.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavarhal falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gavarhal is Talakal, about 9.1 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 Gavarhal.

Gavarhal is about 20 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavarhal is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Talakal is about 9.1 km away. Yelbarga is about 16 km away. Koppal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nittali (3.1 km), Masabhanchinhal (3.3 km) and Benakal (3.9 km).

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

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