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About Neralaghatta Village

Neralaghatta is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 543 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neralaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neralaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 216.52 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 543
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Neralaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Neralaghatta is the 52nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 216.52 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Neralaghatta

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

How far is Neralaghatta from other places

Neralaghatta lies about 14 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Oddarahalli, about 7.3 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 Neralaghatta
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 6.5 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Oddarahalli 7.3 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 14 km

Villages closest to Neralaghatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Neralaghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Neralaghatta village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Neralaghatta village has 543 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neralaghatta has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Neralaghatta is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neralaghatta covers 216.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neralaghatta falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Neralaghatta is Oddarahalli, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Neralaghatta.

Neralaghatta is about 14 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neralaghatta is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dod Ballapur is about 6.5 km away. Doddaballapura is about 6.5 km away. Oddarahalli is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesthur (under 2 km), Maralenahalli (under 2 km) and Mandibyadarahalli (1.6 km).

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

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