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About Gummagatta Village

Gummagatta is a large village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,987, made up of 1,504 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gummagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gummagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 561202
Area (hectares) 1437 hectares
Population 2,987
Male Population 1,504
Female Population 1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gummagatta compares

By the 2011 count Gummagatta is the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1437 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 991.

Getting to Gummagatta

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

Gummagatta lies about 78 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Malugur, about 14 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 Gummagatta
Nearest railway station Malugur 14 km
Nearest town Hindupur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 78 km

Villages closest to Gummagatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gummagatta village had a population of 2,987. That makes it the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Gummagatta village has 1,504 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gummagatta has about 986 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Gummagatta is 561202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gummagatta covers 1437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gummagatta falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gummagatta is Malugur, about 14 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 Gummagatta.

Gummagatta is about 78 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gummagatta is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Malugur is about 14 km away. Hindupur is about 16 km away. Pavagada is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakapura (4.2 km), Virupasamudra (6.0 km) and Dommathamari (6.6 km).

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

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