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- LGD code
- 599887
- Pincode
- 585413
- Post office
- Halbarga
- Population
- 908
- Households
- 170
- Literacy rate
- 66.5%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 554
Census 2011 · in context
How Gornal compares
By population, Gornal ranks #94 of 133 villages in Bhalki mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.5%
+5.1% vs mandal average
- Gornal
- 66.5%
- Bhalki mandal
- 61.4%
- Bidar district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−65 vs mandal average
- Gornal
- 896
- Bhalki mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gornal
- 5.3
- Bhalki mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gornal at a glance
Gornal is a village of 908 people in 170 households (Census 2011) in Bhalki taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 94th-largest of 133 villages in Bhalki taluk. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 585413, served by Halbarga post office; the LGD village code is 599887. The village votes in Gulbarga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basawaraj Mattimudu. The population is estimated at 1,031 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gornal
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHALKI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 31
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 31
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALUR
- Total area (ha)
- 249.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gornal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gornal
- LGD code
- 599887
- Pincode
- 585413
- Post office
- Halbarga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 908
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,031
- Households
- 170
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 66.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gulbarga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gulbarga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Radhakrishna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basawaraj Mattimudu
- Block / Mandal
- Bhalki
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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