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About Layadagundi Village

Layadagundi is a large village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,401, made up of 1,234 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Layadagundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Layadagundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587203
Area (hectares) 401.11 hectares
Population 2,401
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Layadagundi compares

By the 2011 count Layadagundi is the 34th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 401.11 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Layadagundi

Layadagundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Layadagundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Layadagundi from other places

Layadagundi lies about 25 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Layadagundi
Nearest town Guledagudda 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 22 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 25 km

Villages closest to Layadagundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badami tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Layadagundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Layadagundi village had a population of 2,401. That makes it the 34th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Layadagundi village has 1,234 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layadagundi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Layadagundi is 587203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Layadagundi covers 401.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Layadagundi falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Layadagundi is Guledgudda Road, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Layadagundi.

Layadagundi is about 25 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Layadagundi is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Guledagudda is about 7.9 km away. Guledgudda Road is about 18 km away. Badami is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotnalli (under 2 km), Kataginahalli (under 2 km) and Subbalahunashi (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Layadagundi today is likely to be higher.

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