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About Gundabala Village

Gundabala is a mid sized village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 701 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581361, 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 Honavar
Pincode 581361
Area (hectares) 937.87 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 701
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundabala compares

By the 2011 count Gundabala is the 32nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 937.87 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1003.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 39 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 11 km
Nearest railway station Honnavar 12 km
Nearest town Kumta 19 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 39 km

Villages closest to Gundabala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Honavar 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 1,399. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Gundabala village has 701 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundabala has about 996 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gundabala is 581361. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundabala covers 937.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gundabala is Honnavar, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gundabala.

Gundabala is about 39 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 Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honavar is about 11 km away. Honnavar is about 12 km away. Kumta is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagarabastikeri (under 2 km), Heravali (1.5 km) and Mutta (1.7 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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