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About Gudumagatta Village

Gudumagatta is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 728 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudumagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudumagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577243
Area (hectares) 843.96 hectares
Population 1,426
Male Population 728
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudumagatta compares

By the 2011 count Gudumagatta is the 45th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 843.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Gudumagatta

Gudumagatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gudumagatta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gudumagatta from other places

Gudumagatta lies about 25 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 21 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 Gudumagatta
Nearest town Channagiri 16 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 25 km

Villages closest to Gudumagatta

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.

Common questions about Gudumagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudumagatta village had a population of 1,426. That makes it the 45th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Gudumagatta village has 728 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudumagatta has about 959 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 Gudumagatta is 577243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudumagatta covers 843.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gudumagatta falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gudumagatta is Shimoga Bidare, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gudumagatta.

Gudumagatta is about 25 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudumagatta is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Channagiri is about 16 km away. Shimoga Bidare is about 21 km away. Bhadravati is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malligenahalli (under 2 km), Mydolalu (2.6 km) and Ittigehalli (3.0 km).

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

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