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About Nainglaj Village

Nainglaj is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,050, made up of 2,052 males and 1,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1658.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nainglaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nainglaj village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591238
Area (hectares) 1658.82 hectares
Population 4,050
Male Population 2,052
Female Population 1,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nainglaj compares

By the 2011 count Nainglaj is the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1658.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 956.

Getting to Nainglaj

Nainglaj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nainglaj 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nainglaj from other places

Nainglaj lies about 59 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 29 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 Nainglaj
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 12 km
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 29 km
District headquarters Belgaum 59 km

Villages closest to Nainglaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nainglaj village had a population of 4,050. That makes it the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Nainglaj village has 2,052 males and 1,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nainglaj has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nainglaj is 591238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nainglaj covers 1658.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nainglaj falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nainglaj is Bagewadi, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nainglaj.

Nainglaj is about 59 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nainglaj is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 12 km away. Bagewadi is about 29 km away. Belgaum is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhulaganawadi (3.1 km), Kuthali (3.4 km) and Bidrahalli (3.4 km).

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

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