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About Gudnapur Village

Gudnapur is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 553 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudnapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 740.03 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 553
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudnapur compares

By the 2011 count Gudnapur is the 24th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 740.03 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 988.

Getting to Gudnapur

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

Gudnapur lies about 48 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 38 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 Gudnapur
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 18 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 38 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 48 km

Villages closest to Gudnapur

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 Gudnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudnapur village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 24th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Gudnapur village has 553 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudnapur has about 975 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 988.

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

Gudnapur covers 740.03 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Gudnapur is Kanale, about 38 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 Gudnapur.

Gudnapur is about 48 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudnapur is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 18 km away. Kanale is about 38 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madralli (1.6 km), Kantraji (2.3 km) and Bengle (2.3 km).

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

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