About Gendla Village

Gendla is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 459 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendla village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	437 hectares
Population	893
Male Population	459
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gendla compares

By the 2011 count Gendla is the 63rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gendla

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

Gendla lies about 81 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 35 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 Gendla
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	14 km
Nearest town	Hāngal	29 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	35 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	81 km

Villages closest to Gendla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendla village had a population of 893. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Gendla village has 459 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendla has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gendla is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendla covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gendla falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gendla is Kanale, about 35 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 village for Gendla.

Gendla is about 81 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendla is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 14 km away. Hāngal is about 29 km away. Kanale is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.