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About Gangooru Village

Gangooru is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 302 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1743.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangooru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangooru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577302
Area (hectares) 1743.63 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 302
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangooru compares

By the 2011 count Gangooru is the 100th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 1743.63 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gangooru

Gangooru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangooru 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. The nearest villages by name are Devaranarasipura, Diggenahalli, Dodderi and Dombarabyranahalli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangooru

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangooru village had a population of 625. That makes it the 100th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Gangooru village has 302 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangooru has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gangooru is 577302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangooru covers 1743.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangooru falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gangooru notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangooru.

Gangooru is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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