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About Gandhanahalli Village

Gandhanahalli is one of the larger villages in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,212, made up of 2,613 males and 2,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Krishnarajanagara
Pincode 571603
Area (hectares) 550.46 hectares
Population 5,212
Male Population 2,613
Female Population 2,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gandhanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gandhanahalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 550.46 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gandhanahalli

Gandhanahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gandhanahalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhanahalli from other places

Gandhanahalli lies about 18 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kallur Yedahalli, about 12 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 Gandhanahalli
Nearest railway station Kallur Yedahalli 12 km
Nearest town Hinakallu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajanagara 18 km
District headquarters Mysore 18 km

Villages closest to Gandhanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhanahalli village had a population of 5,212. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Gandhanahalli village has 2,613 males and 2,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhanahalli has about 995 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gandhanahalli is 571603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhanahalli covers 550.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhanahalli falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gandhanahalli is Kallur Yedahalli, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandhanahalli.

Gandhanahalli is about 18 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhanahalli is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Kallur Yedahalli is about 12 km away. Hinakallu is about 14 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanahalli (under 2 km), Maluganahalli (2.5 km) and Manuganahalli (2.5 km).

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

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