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About Ganganaghatta Village

Ganganaghatta is a mid sized village in Tiptur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 956 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tiptur
Pincode 572224
Area (hectares) 524.39 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 956
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganganaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Ganganaghatta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 734 residents. Its 524.39 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Ganganaghatta

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

Ganganaghatta lies about 72 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tiptur, about 10 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 Ganganaghatta
Nearest railway station Tiptur 10 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 11 km
District headquarters Tumkur 72 km

Villages closest to Ganganaghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganaghatta village had a population of 1,986. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 734 residents.

Ganganaghatta village has 956 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganaghatta has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Ganganaghatta is 572224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganaghatta covers 524.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganganaghatta falls under Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganganaghatta is Tiptur, about 10 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 Ganganaghatta.

Ganganaghatta is about 72 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganaghatta is in Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district. Tiptur is about 10 km away. Tiptūr is about 11 km away. Tumkur is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are J Mallenahalli (under 2 km), Kurubaramallenahalli (under 2 km) and Mallenahalli (under 2 km).

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

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