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About Ganjalaghatta Village

Ganjalaghatta is a small village in Tiptur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 216 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjalaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjalaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tiptur
Pincode 572224
Area (hectares) 225.42 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 216
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjalaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Ganjalaghatta is the 131st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 734 residents. Its 225.42 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Ganjalaghatta

Ganjalaghatta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganjalaghatta as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ganjalaghatta from other places

Ganjalaghatta lies about 73 km from Tumkur. 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 Ganjalaghatta
Tehsil headquarters Tiptur 18 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 18 km
District headquarters Tumkur 73 km

Villages closest to Ganjalaghatta

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 Ganjalaghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjalaghatta village had a population of 439. That makes it the 131st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 734 residents.

Ganjalaghatta village has 216 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjalaghatta has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Ganjalaghatta covers 225.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjalaghatta falls under Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Ganjalaghatta notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ganjalaghatta.

Ganjalaghatta is about 73 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjalaghatta is in Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district. Tiptur is about 18 km away. Tiptūr is about 18 km away. Tumkur is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masavanagatta (1.9 km), Ramasettyhalli (2.1 km) and Rayashettyhalli (2.1 km).

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

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