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About Geral Village

Geral is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 200 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geral village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 610.27 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 200
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Geral compares

By the 2011 count Geral is the 39th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 610.27 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Geral

Geral is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Geral as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Geral from other places

Geral lies about 13 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 27 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 Geral
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 13 km
Nearest railway station Ankola 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 28 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 28 km

Villages closest to Geral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geral village had a population of 398. That makes it the 39th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Geral village has 200 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geral has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Geral is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geral covers 610.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Geral falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Geral is Ankola, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Geral.

Geral is about 13 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geral is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 13 km away. Ankola is about 27 km away. Yellapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benadaguli (2.3 km), Marahalli (7.3 km) and Mavinamane (7.4 km).

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

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