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About Giriyanahalli Village

Giriyanahalli is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 355 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giriyanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giriyanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572225
Area (hectares) 224.13 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 355
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Giriyanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Giriyanahalli is the 84th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 224.13 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Giriyanahalli

Giriyanahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Giriyanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Giriyanahalli from other places

Giriyanahalli lies about 67 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 17 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 Giriyanahalli
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 15 km
Nearest railway station Banashankari 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 34 km
District headquarters Tumkur 67 km

Villages closest to Giriyanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Giriyanahalli village had a population of 713. That makes it the 84th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Giriyanahalli village has 355 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giriyanahalli has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Giriyanahalli is 572225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giriyanahalli covers 224.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Giriyanahalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Giriyanahalli is Banashankari, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Giriyanahalli.

Giriyanahalli is about 67 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giriyanahalli is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 15 km away. Banashankari is about 17 km away. Turuvekere is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harigondanahalli (4.4 km), Karigondanahalli (4.4 km) and Bugudanahalli (8.4 km).

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

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