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About Gowdagere Village

Gowdagere is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 469 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowdagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowdagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572130
Area (hectares) 321.57 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 469
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowdagere compares

By the 2011 count Gowdagere is the 54th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 321.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Gowdagere

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

Gowdagere lies about 69 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nidaghatta, about 11 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 Gowdagere
Nearest railway station Nidaghatta 11 km
Nearest town Channapatna 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 34 km
District headquarters Tumkur 69 km

Villages closest to Gowdagere

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 Gowdagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowdagere village had a population of 962. That makes it the 54th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gowdagere village has 469 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowdagere has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Gowdagere is 572130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowdagere covers 321.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowdagere falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gowdagere is Nidaghatta, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Gowdagere.

Gowdagere is about 69 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowdagere is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Nidaghatta is about 11 km away. Channapatna is about 14 km away. Kunigal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalamasandra (5.1 km), Shivanahalli (5.5 km) and Hunuganahalli (6.5 km).

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

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