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About Gerahalli Village

Gerahalli is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 255 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561201, 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 Magadi
Pincode 561201
Area (hectares) 276.87 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 255
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gerahalli is the 127th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 276.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

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 village. 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 16 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Ketohalli, about 14 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 Magadi 13 km
Nearest town Māgadi 13 km
Nearest railway station Ketohalli 14 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 16 km

Villages closest to Gerahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magadi 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 513. That makes it the 127th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Gerahalli village has 255 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerahalli has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gerahalli is 561201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerahalli covers 276.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gerahalli falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gerahalli is Ketohalli, about 14 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 village for Gerahalli.

Gerahalli is about 16 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 Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Magadi is about 13 km away. Māgadi is about 13 km away. Ketohalli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matha (under 2 km), Ajjanahalli (1.7 km) and Guddalahalli (2.1 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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