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About Channagundi Village

Channagundi is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 471 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channagundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channagundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 708.27 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 471
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channagundi compares

By the 2011 count Channagundi is the 97th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 708.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 984.

Getting to Channagundi

Channagundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channagundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Channagundi from other places

Channagundi lies about 52 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 38 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 Channagundi
Nearest town Gundlupēt 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 27 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 38 km
District headquarters Mysore 52 km

Villages closest to Channagundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channagundi village had a population of 897. That makes it the 97th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Channagundi village has 471 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channagundi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Channagundi is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channagundi covers 708.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Channagundi falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channagundi is Nanjangud Town, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Channagundi.

Channagundi is about 52 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channagundi is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Gundlupēt is about 27 km away. Heggadadevankote is about 27 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alalahalli (1.6 km), Ankupura (2.6 km) and Muthigechikkathalalu (2.7 km).

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

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