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About Gavegali Village

Gavegali is a mid sized village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 388 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2667.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581363, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavegali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavegali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581363
Area (hectares) 2667.53 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 388
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gavegali compares

By the 2011 count Gavegali is the 15th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 2667.53 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1009.

Getting to Gavegali

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

Gavegali lies about 59 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 11 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 Gavegali
Nearest town Dandeli 10 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 11 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 59 km

Villages closest to Gavegali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavegali village had a population of 796. That makes it the 15th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Gavegali village has 388 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavegali has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gavegali is 581363. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavegali covers 2667.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavegali falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gavegali is Ambewadi, about 11 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 village for Gavegali.

Gavegali is about 59 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavegali is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Dandeli is about 10 km away. Ambewadi is about 11 km away. Supa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pradhani (2.0 km), Phansoli (4.6 km) and Bapeli (5.6 km).

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

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