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About Gowja Sarkari Village

Gowja Sarkari is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowja Sarkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowja Sarkari village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 145.98 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 11
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowja Sarkari compares

By the 2011 count Gowja Sarkari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 145.98 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1029.

Getting to Gowja Sarkari

Gowja Sarkari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gowja Sarkari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Genasinakuni, Gijaga, Gilalagundi and Ginivara. 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 Gowja Sarkari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowja Sarkari village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Gowja Sarkari village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowja Sarkari has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Gowja Sarkari covers 145.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowja Sarkari falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gowja Sarkari notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gowja Sarkari.

Gowja Sarkari is in Sagar 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 Gowja Sarkari today is likely to be higher.

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