Gonal observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Gonal ranks #84 of 111 villages in Badami mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gonal is a village of 798 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Badami taluk, Bagalkote district, Karnataka, the 84th-largest of 111 villages in Badami taluk. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the taluk average of 55% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 177 km from the Bagalkote district centre, 41 km from Kosigi, the nearest town, 8 km from Raichur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 587201, served by Badami post office; the LGD village code is 598743. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Ayurveda Dispensary, Karne (NRHM), 7 km away. The village votes in Badami assembly constituency, represented by MLA B.B.Chimmanakatti. The population is estimated at 1,179 in 2026, up 48% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mangalore →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonal · this village | 798 | 56% | — |
| Gonal · Gangawati | 1,038 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Gonal · Wadagera | 1,099 | 30% | 0 km N |
| Gonal · Shorapur | 592 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Kalmala · Raichur | 5,638 | 55% | 7.3 km SW |
| Jawaharnagar · Gurumitkal | 1,184 | 24% | 11.4 km E |
| Jawaharnagar · Chincholi | 876 | 44% | 11.4 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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