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About Gerahalli Village

Gerahalli is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 553 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562117
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 553
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gerahalli is the 105th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gerahalli

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

Gerahalli lies about 24 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, about 23 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 Gerahalli
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Channapatna 23 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 24 km

Villages closest to Gerahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerahalli village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 105th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Gerahalli village has 553 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerahalli has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gerahalli is 562117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerahalli covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerahalli falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gerahalli is Channapatna, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Gerahalli.

Gerahalli is about 24 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerahalli is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 8.9 km away. Channapatna is about 23 km away. Ramanagara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yalavalli (under 2 km), Honnahalli (1.9 km) and Attihalli (2.2 km).

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

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