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About Garakahalli Village

Garakahalli is a mid sized village in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 698 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1206.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garakahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garakahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562138
Area (hectares) 1206.41 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 698
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garakahalli compares

By the 2011 count Garakahalli is the 56th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1206.41 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 997.

Getting to Garakahalli

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

Garakahalli lies about 28 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Nidaghatta, 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 Garakahalli
Nearest railway station Nidaghatta 12 km
Nearest town Maddūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 15 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 28 km

Villages closest to Garakahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Channapatna 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 1,344. That makes it the 56th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Garakahalli village has 698 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garakahalli has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Garakahalli is 562138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garakahalli covers 1206.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garakahalli falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Garakahalli is Nidaghatta, about 12 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 Garakahalli.

Garakahalli is about 28 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garakahalli is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Nidaghatta is about 12 km away. Maddūr is about 12 km away. Channapatna is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapura (2.4 km), Harokoppa (3.0 km) and Nunnuru (3.3 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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