About Gama Village

Gama is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,619, made up of 1,828 males and 1,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gama village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577241
Area (hectares)	638.18 hectares
Population	3,619
Male Population	1,828
Female Population	1,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gama compares

By the 2011 count Gama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 638.18 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gama

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

Gama lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, 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 Gama
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	4.7 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	21 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	41 km

Villages closest to Gama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gama village had a population of 3,619. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Gama village has 1,828 males and 1,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gama has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gama is 577241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gama covers 638.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gama falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gama is Kumsi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gama.

Gama is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gama is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 4.7 km away. Shikaripura is about 4.7 km away. Kumsi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.