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About Savalagi Village

Savalagi is one of the larger villages in Jamkhandi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,506, made up of 6,486 males and 6,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4758.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Savalagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Savalagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Jamkhandi
Pincode 586126
Area (hectares) 4758.12 hectares
Population 12,506
Male Population 6,486
Female Population 6,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Savalagi compares

By the 2011 count Savalagi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents. Its 4758.12 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 978.

Getting to Savalagi

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

Savalagi lies about 65 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jumnal, about 40 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 Savalagi
Tehsil headquarters Jamkhandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Jumnal 40 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 65 km

Villages closest to Savalagi

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 Savalagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Savalagi village had a population of 12,506. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,202 residents.

Savalagi village has 6,486 males and 6,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Savalagi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Savalagi is 586126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Savalagi covers 4758.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Savalagi falls under Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Savalagi is Jumnal, about 40 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 Savalagi.

Savalagi is about 65 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Savalagi is in Jamkhandi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jamkhandi is about 19 km away. Jumnal is about 40 km away. Bagalkot is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannolli (4.8 km), Adihudi (5.5 km) and Tungal (6.2 km).

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

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