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- LGD code
- 606081
- Pincode
- 577599
- Post office
- Hiriyur Sugar Factory
- Population
- 1,612
- Households
- 351
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1005 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,043
- Distance to district centre
- 11 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 153 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 401 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balenahalli · 28 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hosayelanadu Government Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gownahalli compares
By population, Gownahalli ranks #53 of 158 villages in Hiriyur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Gownahalli65.1%
Hiriyur mandal63.8%
Chitradurga district65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
+25 vs mandal average
Gownahalli1,005
Hiriyur mandal980
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Gownahalli4.6
Hiriyur mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gownahalli at a glance
Gownahalli is a village of 1,612 people in 351 households (Census 2011) in Hiriyur taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 53rd-largest of 158 villages in Hiriyur taluk. Literacy is 65%, 1 points above the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 33 km from Naikanahatti, the nearest town, 28 km from Balenahalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577599, served by Hiriyur Sugar Factory post office; the LGD village code is 606081. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hosayelanadu Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Hiriyur assembly constituency, represented by MLA D Sudakar. The population is estimated at 1,901 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Suragondanahally →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gownahalli · this village | 1,612 | 65% | — |
| Balenahalli · Hiriyur | 1,053 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Madenahalli · Hiriyur | 805 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Ambalagere · Hiriyur | 1,508 | 66% | 2 km NW |
| Byadarahalli · Kadur | 554 | 61% | 2.5 km SE |
| Byadarahalli · Hiriyur | 3,279 | 70% | 2.5 km SE |
| Hemadala · Hiriyur | 2,849 | 64% | 3.9 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gownahalli
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- HIRIYUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOORAGONDANAHALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,034.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 297.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 235.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gownahalli
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Key facts — Gownahalli
- LGD code
- 606081
- Pincode
- 577599
- Post office
- Hiriyur Sugar Factory
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,612
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,901
- Households
- 351
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1005
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Coordinates
- 14.02688°N, 76.69146°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hiriyur
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- D Sudakar
- Block / Mandal
- Hiriyur
Getting there
How to reach Gownahalli
Nearest town · 15,545 people
Naikanahatti · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru153 kmcapital
- Chennai401 km
- Hyderabad420 km
- Mumbai693 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalenahalli28 km
- Bus stopHiriyuru12 km
- Hospital / PHCHosayelanadu Government Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankSyndicate Bank19 km
- Petrol pumpRavishankar Filling Station20 km
- CollegeGnana Vikas Polytechnic36 km
- Police stationAimangala Police Station19 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577599
- BharamagiriHiriyur mandal3,664 pop
- KunikereHiriyur mandal3,003 pop
- MyakalurahalliHiriyur mandal2,744 pop
- VanivilasapuraHiriyur mandal2,549 pop
- MetikurkeHiriyur mandal1,976 pop
- BeerenahalliHiriyur mandal1,941 pop
- KurubarahalliHiriyur mandal1,924 pop
- HosakereHiriyur mandal1,603 pop
- HuchavvanahalliHiriyur mandal1,295 pop
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Other villages named Gownahalli
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Villages near Gownahalli
Other villages in Hiriyur mandal
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- Kariyala
- Dindavara
- Harthikote
- Yelanadu
- Alur
- Khandenahalli
- Byadarahalli
- Huvinahole
- Kunikere
- Kodihalli
- Hemadala
- Babbur
- Myakalurahalli
- Sooragondanahalli
- Palavvanahalli
- Vanivilasapura
- Shravanagere
- Burujanaroppa
- Pilali
- Rangenahalli
- Hindasakatte
- Halagaladdi
- Maradihalli
- Chikkasiddavvanahalli
- Sondekere
- Uppalagere
- Maradidevigere
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)