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About Gowdanakatte Village

Gowdanakatte is a mid sized village in Tiptur tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 385 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowdanakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowdanakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Tiptur
Pincode 572217
Area (hectares) 440.38 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 385
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowdanakatte compares

By the 2011 count Gowdanakatte is the 68th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 734 residents. Its 440.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Gowdanakatte

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

Gowdanakatte lies about 76 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Honnavalli Road, about 5.7 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 Gowdanakatte
Nearest railway station Honnavalli Road 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiptur 10 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 10 km
District headquarters Tumkur 76 km

Villages closest to Gowdanakatte

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 Gowdanakatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowdanakatte village had a population of 765. That makes it the 68th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 734 residents.

Gowdanakatte village has 385 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowdanakatte has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gowdanakatte is 572217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowdanakatte covers 440.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowdanakatte falls under Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gowdanakatte is Honnavalli Road, about 5.7 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 Gowdanakatte.

Gowdanakatte is about 76 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowdanakatte is in Tiptur tehsil of Tumkur district. Honnavalli Road is about 5.7 km away. Tiptur is about 10 km away. Tiptūr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagavala (under 2 km), Krishnapura (under 2 km) and Goragondanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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