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About Lagameshwar Village

Lagameshwar is a mid sized village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 706 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagameshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagameshwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591344
Area (hectares) 589.23 hectares
Population 1,405
Male Population 706
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagameshwar compares

By the 2011 count Lagameshwar is the 106th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 589.23 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Lagameshwar

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

Lagameshwar lies about 28 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Suldhal, about 2.8 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 Lagameshwar
Nearest railway station Suldhal 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 22 km
District headquarters Belgaum 28 km

Villages closest to Lagameshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagameshwar village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 106th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Lagameshwar village has 706 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagameshwar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Lagameshwar is 591344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagameshwar covers 589.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagameshwar falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lagameshwar is Suldhal, about 2.8 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 Lagameshwar.

Lagameshwar is about 28 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagameshwar is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Suldhal is about 2.8 km away. Gokak is about 22 km away. Belgaum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yaddalgudd (under 2 km), Ankalgi (under 2 km) and Budihal (2.2 km).

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

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