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About Gungarakatte Village

Gungarakatte is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 19 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gungarakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gungarakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 424.78 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 19
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gungarakatte compares

By the 2011 count Gungarakatte is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 424.78 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gungarakatte

Gungarakatte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gungarakatte 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. The nearest villages by name are Goddanakoppa, Gogga, Guddada Thumminakatte and Guddadahosalli. 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 Gungarakatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Gungarakatte village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Gungarakatte village has 19 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gungarakatte has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gungarakatte is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gungarakatte covers 424.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gungarakatte falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gungarakatte 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 village for Gungarakatte.

Gungarakatte is in Shikarpur 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 Gungarakatte today is likely to be higher.

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