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About Gantaganahalli Village

Gantaganahalli is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 170 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantaganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantaganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 199.52 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 170
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gantaganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gantaganahalli is the 173rd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 199.52 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Gantaganahalli

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

Gantaganahalli lies about 35 km from Tumkur. 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 Gantaganahalli
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 1.8 km
District headquarters Tumkur 35 km

Villages closest to Gantaganahalli

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

Common questions about Gantaganahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantaganahalli village had a population of 342. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gantaganahalli village has 170 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantaganahalli has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Gantaganahalli is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantaganahalli covers 199.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gantaganahalli falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gantaganahalli notes the nearest railway station 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 Gantaganahalli.

Gantaganahalli is about 35 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantaganahalli is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 1.8 km away. Tumkur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangadahalli (under 2 km), Gottikere (under 2 km) and Gottikere Hantha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gantaganahalli today is likely to be higher.

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