About Ganalu Village

Ganalu is a large village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,057 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Tehsil	Malavalli
Pincode	571421
Area (hectares)	1180.83 hectares
Population	2,053
Male Population	1,057
Female Population	996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganalu compares

By the 2011 count Ganalu is the 36th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 1180.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 977.

Getting to Ganalu

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

Ganalu lies about 38 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Nidaghatta, about 32 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 Ganalu
Tehsil headquarters	Malavalli	17 km
Nearest railway station	Nidaghatta	32 km
District headquarters	Mandya	38 km

Villages closest to Ganalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganalu village had a population of 2,053. That makes it the 36th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Ganalu village has 1,057 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganalu has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ganalu is 571421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganalu covers 1180.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganalu falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganalu is Nidaghatta, about 32 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 village for Ganalu.

Ganalu is about 38 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganalu is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Malavalli is about 17 km away. Nidaghatta is about 32 km away. Mandya is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.