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About Gundabala Village

Gundabala is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 507 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3040.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundabala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundabala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581344
Area (hectares) 3040.95 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 507
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundabala compares

By the 2011 count Gundabala is the 21st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 3040.95 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Gundabala

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

Gundabala lies about 14 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 8.6 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 Gundabala
Nearest railway station Gokarna Road 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ankola 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 14 km

Villages closest to Gundabala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundabala village had a population of 992. That makes it the 21st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Gundabala village has 507 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundabala has about 957 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Gundabala is 581344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundabala covers 3040.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundabala falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gundabala is Gokarna Road, about 8.6 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 Gundabala.

Gundabala is about 14 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundabala is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Gokarna Road is about 8.6 km away. Ankola is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogta (4.8 km), Hillur (5.6 km) and Kodsani (6.1 km).

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

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