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About Alagur Village

Alagur is one of the larger villages in Jamkhandi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,448, made up of 3,311 males and 3,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2155.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Jamkhandi
Pincode 587301
Area (hectares) 2155.61 hectares
Population 6,448
Male Population 3,311
Female Population 3,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alagur compares

By the 2011 count Alagur is the 14th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents. Its 2155.61 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Alagur

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

Alagur lies about 57 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jumnal, about 43 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 Alagur
Tehsil headquarters Jamkhandi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Jumnal 43 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 57 km

Villages closest to Alagur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagur village had a population of 6,448. That makes it the 14th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents.

Alagur village has 3,311 males and 3,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Alagur is 587301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagur covers 2155.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alagur falls under Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alagur is Jumnal, about 43 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 village for Alagur.

Alagur is about 57 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagur is in Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jamkhandi is about 9.5 km away. Jumnal is about 43 km away. Bagalkot is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanal (1.6 km), Jambagi (3.0 km) and Kumbarhal (4.3 km).

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

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