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Karnataka govt begins relocation of 11k seized vehicles to Bengaluru outskirts
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- LGD code
- 601295
- Pincode
- 583277
- Post office
- Kushtagi
- Population
- 3,238
- Households
- 516
- Literacy rate
- 37.6%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,558
Census 2011 · in context
How Gandhal compares
By population, Gandhal ranks #11 of 86 villages in Yelbarga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.6%
−16.3% vs mandal average
- Gandhal
- 37.6%
- Yelbarga mandal
- 53.9%
- Koppal district
- 58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−31 vs mandal average
- Gandhal
- 946
- Yelbarga mandal
- 977
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Gandhal
- 6.3
- Yelbarga mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gandhal at a glance
Gandhal is a village of 3,238 people in 516 households (Census 2011) in Yelbarga taluk, Koppal district, Karnataka, the 11th-largest of 86 villages in Yelbarga taluk. Literacy is 38%, 16 points below the taluk average of 54% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 583277, served by Kushtagi post office; the LGD village code is 601295. The village votes in Koppal assembly constituency, represented by MLA K. Raghavendra Basavaraj Hitnal. The population is estimated at 3,818 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ganadal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gandhal · this village | 3,238 | 38% | — |
| Hire Waddarkal · Yelbarga | 2,124 | 40% | — |
| Katgihalli · Yelbarga | 1,354 | 45% | — |
| Tippanhal · Yelbarga | 1,125 | 44% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gandhal
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUSHTAGI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GANDHAL
- Total area (ha)
- 1,664.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 93.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gandhal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gandhal
- LGD code
- 601295
- Pincode
- 583277
- Post office
- Kushtagi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,238
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,818
- Households
- 516
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 37.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koppal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Koppal
- Member of Parliament
- K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K. Raghavendra Basavaraj Hitnal
- Block / Mandal
- Yelbarga
- Nearest bank
- Syndicate Bank (17.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 583277
- HiremannapurKushtagi mandal5,645 pop
- KandakurKushtagi mandal4,092 pop
- TalkereYelbarga mandal3,124 pop
- TalugeriKushtagi mandal2,704 pop
- NidsesiKushtagi mandal2,613 pop
- Hire ArlihalliYelbarga mandal2,587 pop
- VanageriKushtagi mandal2,168 pop
- NingalbandiYelbarga mandal2,160 pop
- KordakeraKushtagi mandal2,092 pop
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Other villages named Gandhal
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gandhal
Other villages in Yelbarga mandal
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- Bevoor
- Ballutgi
- Hiremyageri
- Hunsihal
- Gunhalu
- Chikmyageri
- Hire Wankal Kunta
- Murdi
- Kallur
- Vangera
- Talkere
- Karmudi
- Sanganhal
- Gedigera
- Hire Arlihalli
- Taralkatti
- Mataldinni
- Bandi
- Tumurguddi
- Sankanur
- Ningalbandi
- Vajra Bandi
- Hire Waddarkal
- Konasagar
- Tondihal
- Yeddoni
- Dammur
- Bandihal
- Hulegudda
- Malaksamudra
- Kudgunti
- Kolihal
- Chikbannigol
- Talur
- Budur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)