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About Garakahalli Village

Garakahalli is a small village in Shrirangapattana tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 229 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garakahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garakahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Shrirangapattana
Pincode 571415
Area (hectares) 229.21 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 229
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garakahalli compares

By the 2011 count Garakahalli is the 71st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 229.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Garakahalli

Garakahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garakahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Garakahalli from other places

Garakahalli lies about 12 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Yeliyur, about 8.7 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 Garakahalli
Nearest railway station Yeliyur 8.7 km
Nearest town Bannūr 12 km
District headquarters Mandya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shrirangapattana 16 km

Villages closest to Garakahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garakahalli village had a population of 421. That makes it the 71st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Garakahalli village has 229 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garakahalli has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Garakahalli is 571415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garakahalli covers 229.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garakahalli falls under Shrirangapattana tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Garakahalli is Yeliyur, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garakahalli.

Garakahalli is about 12 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garakahalli is in Shrirangapattana tehsil of Mandya district. Yeliyur is about 8.7 km away. Bannūr is about 12 km away. Mandya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadagavadi (under 2 km), Dammanahalli (under 2 km) and Chikkaharohalli (under 2 km).

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

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