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About Ganiganapura Village

Ganiganapura is a small village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 141 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiganapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiganapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571430
Area (hectares) 124.72 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 141
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiganapura compares

By the 2011 count Ganiganapura is the 152nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 124.72 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Ganiganapura

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

Ganiganapura lies about 20 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hanakere, about 20 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 Ganiganapura
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 5.0 km
District headquarters Mandya 20 km
Nearest railway station Hanakere 20 km

Villages closest to Ganiganapura

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.

Common questions about Ganiganapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiganapura village had a population of 278. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Ganiganapura village has 141 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiganapura has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ganiganapura is 571430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiganapura covers 124.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganiganapura falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganiganapura is Hanakere, about 20 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 Ganiganapura.

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

Ganiganapura is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Malavalli is about 5.0 km away. Mandya is about 20 km away. Hanakere 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 Kallarepura (under 2 km), Sasiyalapura (under 2 km) and Banduru (1.6 km).

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

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