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About Garani Village

Garani is a large village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,933, made up of 1,482 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572124
Area (hectares) 929 hectares
Population 2,933
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garani compares

By the 2011 count Garani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Garani

Garani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Garani from other places

Garani lies about 52 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hindupur, about 26 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 Garani
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 15 km
Nearest railway station Hindupur 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 52 km

Villages closest to Garani

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 Garani

As per the Census of India 2011, Garani village had a population of 2,933. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Garani village has 1,482 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garani has about 979 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 Garani is 572124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garani covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garani falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Garani is Hindupur, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Garani.

Garani is about 52 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garani is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 15 km away. Hindupur is about 26 km away. Tumkur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madenahalli (1.6 km), Hosakote (1.6 km) and Nallahalli (2.2 km).

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

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