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About Goddanapalya Village

Goddanapalya is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 256 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goddanapalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goddanapalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572112
Area (hectares) 167.61 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 256
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goddanapalya compares

By the 2011 count Goddanapalya is the 147th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 167.61 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 990.

Getting to Goddanapalya

Goddanapalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goddanapalya as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goddanapalya from other places

Goddanapalya lies about 31 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 31 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 Goddanapalya
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 15 km
District headquarters Tumkur 31 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 31 km

Villages closest to Goddanapalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goddanapalya village had a population of 511. That makes it the 147th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Goddanapalya village has 256 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goddanapalya has about 996 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Goddanapalya is 572112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goddanapalya covers 167.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goddanapalya falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Goddanapalya is Heggere, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Goddanapalya.

Goddanapalya is about 31 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goddanapalya is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 15 km away. Tumkur is about 31 km away. Heggere is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muddappanapalya (under 2 km), Ranganapalya (under 2 km) and Chickathimmanahalli (2.0 km).

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

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