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- LGD code
- 603297
- Pincode
- 581318
- Post office
- Banavasi
- Population
- 426
- Households
- 95
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 208
Census 2011 · in context
How Gadgeri compares
By population, Gadgeri ranks #121 of 228 villages in Sirsi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.8%
−4.7% vs mandal average
- Gadgeri
- 72.8%
- Sirsi mandal
- 77.5%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+50 vs mandal average
- Gadgeri
- 1,029
- Sirsi mandal
- 979
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Gadgeri
- 4.5
- Sirsi mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gadgeri at a glance
Gadgeri is a village of 426 people in 95 households (Census 2011) in Sirsi taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 121st-largest of 228 villages in Sirsi taluk. Literacy is 73%, 5 points below the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 581318, served by Banavasi post office; the LGD village code is 603297. The village votes in Sorab assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bangarappa. The population is estimated at 502 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadgeri · this village | 426 | 73% | — |
| Bengle · Sirsi | 1,141 | 74% | — |
| Sugavi · Sirsi | 936 | 76% | — |
| Bidralli · Sirsi | 314 | 80% | — |
| Kalgundikoppa · Sirsi | 198 | 80% | — |
| Vaddinakoppa · Sirsi | 188 | 73% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gadgeri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIRSI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 138
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SUGAVI
- Total area (ha)
- 328.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.47
- Forest area (ha)
- 180.62
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gadgeri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gadgeri
- LGD code
- 603297
- Pincode
- 581318
- Post office
- Banavasi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 426
- Population (projected 2026)
- 502
- Households
- 95
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sorab
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bangarappa
- Block / Mandal
- Sirsi
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)