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About Gijagini Village

Gijagini is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 171 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gijagini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gijagini village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581322
Area (hectares) 734.66 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 171
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gijagini compares

By the 2011 count Gijagini is the 101st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 734.66 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Gijagini

Gijagini is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gijagini as Available within <5 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 Gijagini from other places

Gijagini lies about 34 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 29 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 Gijagini
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Honnavar 29 km
Nearest town Kumta 30 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 34 km

Villages closest to Gijagini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gijagini village had a population of 324. That makes it the 101st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Gijagini village has 171 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gijagini has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Gijagini is 581322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gijagini covers 734.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gijagini falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gijagini is Honnavar, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gijagini.

Gijagini is about 34 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gijagini is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 22 km away. Honnavar is about 29 km away. Kumta is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppingadde (under 2 km), Kibale (1.9 km) and Bilegod (2.2 km).

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

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