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About Gadgeri Village

Gadgeri is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 210 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadgeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadgeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 328.38 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 210
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadgeri compares

By the 2011 count Gadgeri is the 118th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 328.38 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gadgeri

Gadgeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadgeri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadgeri from other places

Gadgeri lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 41 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 Gadgeri
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 13 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 41 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 44 km

Villages closest to Gadgeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadgeri village had a population of 426. That makes it the 118th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Gadgeri village has 210 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadgeri has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gadgeri is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadgeri covers 328.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadgeri falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gadgeri is Kanale, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadgeri.

Gadgeri is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadgeri is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 13 km away. Kanale is about 41 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgundikoppa (under 2 km), Sugavi (under 2 km) and Shivagaon (under 2 km).

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

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