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About Gangavadi Village

Gangavadi is a mid sized village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 610 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Nagamangala
Pincode 571432
Area (hectares) 342.08 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 610
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangavadi compares

By the 2011 count Gangavadi is the 17th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 342.08 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Gangavadi

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

Gangavadi lies about 25 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Byadarahalli, 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 Gangavadi
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 15 km
Nearest railway station Byadarahalli 20 km
Nearest town French Rocks 22 km
District headquarters Mandya 25 km

Villages closest to Gangavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavadi village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 17th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Gangavadi village has 610 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavadi has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Gangavadi is 571432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavadi covers 342.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangavadi falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangavadi is Byadarahalli, 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 village for Gangavadi.

Gangavadi is about 25 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavadi is in Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Nagamangala is about 15 km away. Byadarahalli is about 20 km away. French Rocks is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatna (2.6 km), Channapura (2.8 km) and Gidavinachannapura (2.8 km).

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

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