About Ganguru Village

Ganguru is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 430 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganguru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganguru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577301
Area (hectares)	102.53 hectares
Population	843
Male Population	430
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganguru compares

By the 2011 count Ganguru is the 82nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 102.53 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ganguru

Ganguru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganguru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganguru from other places

Ganguru lies about 22 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 5.8 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 Ganguru
Nearest railway station	Masarahalli	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	8.1 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	8.1 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	22 km

Villages closest to Ganguru

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

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Common questions about Ganguru

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganguru village had a population of 843. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Ganguru village has 430 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganguru has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ganguru is 577301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganguru covers 102.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganguru falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganguru is Masarahalli, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganguru.

Ganguru is about 22 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganguru is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 5.8 km away. Bhadravati is about 8.1 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.