About Ginikallu Village

Ginikallu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 251 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1019.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ginikallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ginikallu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577448
Area (hectares)	1019.43 hectares
Population	499
Male Population	251
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ginikallu compares

By the 2011 count Ginikallu is the 87th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1019.43 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1025.

Getting to Ginikallu

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

Ginikallu lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 39 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 Ginikallu
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	20 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	27 km
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	39 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	58 km

Villages closest to Ginikallu

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Ginikallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ginikallu village had a population of 499. That makes it the 87th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Ginikallu village has 251 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ginikallu has about 988 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ginikallu is 577448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ginikallu covers 1019.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ginikallu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ginikallu is Kenchanalu, about 39 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 - 10 km distance for Ginikallu.

Ginikallu is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ginikallu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 20 km away. Someshwar is about 27 km away. Kenchanalu is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.