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About Soundalga Village

Soundalga is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,789, made up of 3,934 males and 3,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1394.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soundalga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soundalga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591241
Area (hectares) 1394.26 hectares
Population 7,789
Male Population 3,934
Female Population 3,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soundalga compares

By the 2011 count Soundalga is the 19th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1394.26 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Soundalga

Soundalga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soundalga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Soundalga from other places

Soundalga lies about 71 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 26 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 Soundalga
Nearest town Nipāni 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 26 km
Nearest railway station Valivade 26 km
District headquarters Belgaum 71 km

Villages closest to Soundalga

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 Soundalga

As per the Census of India 2011, Soundalga village had a population of 7,789. That makes it the 19th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Soundalga village has 3,934 males and 3,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soundalga has about 980 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 Soundalga is 591241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soundalga covers 1394.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soundalga falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Soundalga is Valivade, about 26 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 km distance for Soundalga.

Soundalga is about 71 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soundalga is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 8.9 km away. Chikodi is about 26 km away. Valivade is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhivashi (2.4 km), Yamagarni (2.9 km) and Adi (3.3 km).

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

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