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About Kandagal Village

Kandagal is a mid sized village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 294 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1165.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 1165.28 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 294
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandagal compares

By the 2011 count Kandagal is the 53rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1165.28 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kandagal

Kandagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kandagal from other places

Kandagal lies about 16 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jadarama Kunti, about 8.5 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 Kandagal
Nearest railway station Jadarama Kunti 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 16 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 16 km

Villages closest to Kandagal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilgi 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 Kandagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandagal village had a population of 588. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Kandagal village has 294 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandagal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kandagal is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandagal covers 1165.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandagal falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandagal is Jadarama Kunti, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance for Kandagal.

Kandagal is about 16 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandagal is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jadarama Kunti is about 8.5 km away. Bilgi is about 16 km away. Bagalkot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badardinni (6.2 km), Honnihal (6.8 km) and Girisagar (7.7 km).

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

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