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About Girgadde Village

Girgadde is a mid sized village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 295 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girgadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girgadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 582.68 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 295
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girgadde compares

By the 2011 count Girgadde is the 41st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 582.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1010.

Getting to Girgadde

Girgadde is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Girgadde as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Girgadde from other places

Girgadde lies about 35 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 37 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 Girgadde
Nearest town Sirsi 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 22 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 35 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 37 km

Villages closest to Girgadde

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 Girgadde

As per the Census of India 2011, Girgadde village had a population of 588. That makes it the 41st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Girgadde village has 295 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgadde has about 993 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Girgadde is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgadde covers 582.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Girgadde is Talaguppa, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Girgadde.

Girgadde is about 35 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girgadde is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 9.1 km away. Siddapur is about 22 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkai (under 2 km), Ghattikai (under 2 km) and Madankal (2.7 km).

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

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