About Gilalagundi Village

Gilalagundi is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 318 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilalagundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilalagundi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	778.95 hectares
Population	627
Male Population	318
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilalagundi compares

By the 2011 count Gilalagundi is the 73rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 778.95 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Gilalagundi

Gilalagundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gilalagundi 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 Gilalagundi from other places

Gilalagundi lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, 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 Gilalagundi
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	5.8 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	27 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	36 km

Villages closest to Gilalagundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilalagundi village had a population of 627. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Gilalagundi village has 318 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilalagundi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Gilalagundi is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilalagundi covers 778.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gilalagundi falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gilalagundi is Anandapuram, about 5.8 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 Gilalagundi.

Gilalagundi is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilalagundi is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 5.8 km away. Shikaripura is about 24 km away. Sagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.